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Scaphe Dial, by Kang Yun, Korean, 1880

Inventory Number 46343


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.46343

Subject
Sundials
Item type
Object
Makers
Kang Yun
Provenance
Purchase with the assistance of the PRISM Fund.
Primary inscriptions
"Made in the first 10 days of the 2nd month of the summer of gengchen, the 6th year of Guangxu reign period [1880]. Special official works supervisor Kang Yun Official works supervisor Yi Kye-ui Senior artisan Ho Hak"
Physical material
Bronze
Silver
Object type
Scaphe dial
Dimensions
Diameter: 288mm Width: 31mm Depth: 117mm Weight: 3.75kg
Inventory No
46343
Accession Number
1978-41

Description

Published in Minh Chung, Korean Treasures: Rare Books, Manuscripts and Artefacts in the Bodleian Libraries and Museums of Oxford University (Oxford, 2011).