Detail View: The AMICA Library: Epitaph Plaque

AMICA ID: 
CMA_.1998.291.2
AMICA Library Year: 
2000
Object Type: 
Sculpture
Creator Nationality: 
Asian; Far East Asian; Korean
Creator Name-CRT: 
Korea, Choson period (1392-1910)
Title: 
Epitaph Plaque
Title Type: 
Primary
View: 
Full View
Creation Date: 
1718
Creation Start Date: 
1718
Creation End Date: 
1718
Materials and Techniques: 
porcelain with underglaze blue inscriptions
Classification Term: 
Ceramic
Classification Term: 
Ceramic
Style or Period: 
Korea, Choson Period (1392-1910)
Dimensions: 
Overall: 18.2cm x 12.6cm
AMICA Contributor: 
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: 
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 
1998.291.2
Credit Line: 
Gift of Joseph P. Carroll
Rights: 
Context: 
In Korea, beginning in the late Koryo period (918--1392), Confucianism supplanted Buddhism. Indeed the Choson dynasty (1392--1910) was founded upon Confucian principles. Confucianism emphasizes filial piety, and mortuary rituals are included among the rites of major importance, especially within a family. These three pieces of furniture comprise the central elements of a Confucian memorial altar used in a home for ancestral worship. The dated epitaph plaques chronicle the background and life history of an individual in later Choson society.
Link to Work: 
CMA_.1998.291.1-18
Related Image Identifier Link: 
CMA_.1998.291.2.TIF