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Wooden Table

Korean

Artwork Details

Wooden Table
20th century
Korean
wood
6 1/8 x 16 5/8 x 14 13/16 in. (15.56 x 42.23 x 37.62 cm)
Gift of Ok Ja Chang and the Chang Family
2009/2.37

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Description

Physical Description:

Low wooden table with tiered cutout details on the legs. The tabletop has angular edged which slope inwards to create a tray-like top.

This wooden tray was used for serving and carrying food. Brims are joined end-to-end and fixed by bamboo nails. Bamboo nails were also used to join them to the top plate. Leg panels, with openings in the center, were attached together by finger joints.

[Korean Collection, University of Michigan Museum of Art (2017) p. 263]

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