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Source Description
In Korea, paper has been widely used since the 1800s for constructing stationery and storage boxes, as well as for paraphernalia for the scholar's studio. This tray's modest appearance belies both the laborious process involved in its construction and its status in Korea as an object for the scholar's desk.
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Document identity
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154205
label
Footed Tray
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object
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1
Source metadata
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154205
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object
title
Footed Tray
description
In Korea, paper has been widely used since the 1800s for constructing stationery and storage boxes, as well as for paraphernalia for the scholar's studio. This tray's modest appearance belies both the laborious process involved in its construction and its status in Korea as an object for the scholar's desk.
date
1900s
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79940897
genreSpecific
Lacquer
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 34.2 x 9 x 9 cm (13 7/16 x 3 9/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
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Korea
accession
1988.248
Source extras
tec
lacquer over twisted and coiled paper
tombstone
Footed Tray (지승사각반 [紙繩四角盤]), 1900s. Korea. Lacquer over twisted and coiled paper; overall: 34.2 x 9 x 9 cm (13 7/16 x 3 9/16 x 3 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Bernice Sapirstein Davis in memory of Jennie Sapirstein, 1988.248
titleInOriginalLanguage
지승사각반 [紙繩四角盤]
collection
Korean Art
didYouKnow
The artist first cords and twines paper before constructing a desired shape.
citations
citation
Lee, Amy. "Jiseung: A Journey into the Korean Art of Weaving Paper.”<em> Kyoto Journal </em>(2013).
url
Jiseung: A Journey into the Korean Art of Weaving Paper,” vol. 77
citation
Ch'a, Mi-rae, Kwi-suk An, Cleveland Museum of Art, and 국외소재문화재재단. <em>The Korean Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Edited by An Min-hŭi. First edition, English ed. Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Series, 16. Seoul, Republic of Korea: Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation, 2021.
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 236, no. 131
creditline
Gift of Bernice Sapirstein Davis in memory of Jennie Sapirstein
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2026-05-29 07:58:22.427000
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154205
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Korean Art
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Korean Art
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lacquer over twisted and coiled paper
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1
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0
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photo
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