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Sundial

unknownJoseon, 1873

Gyeonggi Province Museum

Gyeonggi Province Museum
Yongin-si, South Korea

The portable sundial made of ivory has the 24 divisions of the year inscribed. One of the hands of the clock is missing, and only the spot is left. The other Chinese characters inscribed tell us that it was made by a person named Gang Geon in the fall of 1873.

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  • Title: Sundial
  • Creator: unknown
  • Date: Joseon, 1873
  • Provenance: Gyeonggi Provincial Museum
  • Type: Sundial
Gyeonggi Province Museum

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