Accession Number
2009/2.38

Title
Wooden Table

Artist(s)
Korean

Artist Nationality
Korean (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
late 19th century

Medium & Support
wood

Dimensions
9 3/16 x 15 3/8 x 10 11/16 in. (23.2 x 39 x 27 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Ok Ja Chang and the Chang Family

Label copy
Recent Acquisitions Part II
March 31-August 5, 2012
Wooden table
Korea
Joseon Period (1392–1910)
19th century
Wood
Gift of Ok Ja Chang and the Chang Family, 2009/2.38

Physical Description
A short wooden rectangular table with beveled corners. Directly underneath the tabletop there are cut-out as well as carved arch shapes as decoration.

This is a tray-table produced in the style of Tongyeong. The brim was made by carving the top plate. Aprons are decorated with openwork of semicircles and engravings of lotus buds. The upper and lower strechers are both decorated with two incised lines which run across the bars. The stretchers are attached to the legs by putting it into the grooves cut in the legs. The joints are reinforced by bamboo pegs. The aprons and stretchers are also joined by bamboo pegs.

[Korean Collection, University of Michigan Museum of Art (2017) p. 261]

Primary Object Classification
Furniture and Furniture Accessories

Primary Object Type
table

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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