Accession Number2009/2.29
TitleWooden Bowl
Artist(s)KoreanArtist NationalityKorean (culture or style)Object Creation Datelate 19th–early 20th centuryMedium & SupportwoodDimensions 7 11/16 x 25 11/16 x 17 9/16 in. (19.4 x 65.1 x 44.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Ok Ja Chang and the Chang FamilyPhysical DescriptionLarge oblong, rectangular wooden bowl with rounded ends.
These large bowls (
hamji) were made by carving out large, single pieces of wood. Notches or handles have been carved out on two opposite sides of the outer walls, making them easy to carry. Round hamji bowls were sometimes carved on a turning lathe, but those with notches could be made by carving out single lengths of wood with an adz. These bowls were used in towns and the countryside alike. Affluent households would possess sets of large, medium-sized, and small bowls with notches piled up together. When grinding mung beans, beans, or red beans, such bowls are placed below a grindstone supported by a tripod.
[Korean Collection, University of Michigan Museum of Art (2017) p. 274]
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Keywords
Korean (culture or style)
bowls (vessels)
rectangles
wood (plant material)