Accession Number
2009/2.51

Title
Lidded Basket for Sewing

Artist(s)
Korean

Artist Nationality
Korean (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
late 19th–early 20th century

Medium & Support
rice straw, pine

Dimensions
5 3/8 x 14 3/16 x 11 5/8 in. (13.5 x 36 x 29.5 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Ok Ja Chang and the Chang Family

Physical Description
A rectangluarly shaped woven basket with rounded edged. The bottom half and the lid of the basket are trimmed with strips of pine. The two pieces are of two slightly different sizes, making the lid fit into the bottom piece.

These wicker baskets are rimmed with willow strips on both the interior and the exterior. Wicker baskets such as these were used as sewing baskets, food containers, or for other various purposes. The willow strips are sewn firmly together at their joints. On one each side of the lid and body of plate 358 (2009/2.56) is a faded inscription written that reads “Seong □ 2-gu Bongsandaek (성□2구 봉산댁; possibly a reference to a lady from Bongsan, living in Seong □ 2 [i]-gu).”

[Korean Collection, University of Michigan Museum of Art (2017) p. 278]

Primary Object Classification
Basketry

Primary Object Type
basket

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Korean (culture or style)
baskets (containers)
covered bowls
sewing supports