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Collection Online as of April 19, 2024

Footed Tray

Footed Tray

1900s
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.)
Gift of Bernice Sapirstein Davis in memory of Jennie Sapirstein 1988.248
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

The artist first cords and twines paper before constructing a desired shape.

Description

In Korea, paper has been widely used since the 19th century 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.
  • ?-1988
    Mrs. David [Bernice Sapirstein] Davis, Lyndhurst, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1988-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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    Ch'a, Mi-rae, Kwi-suk An, Cleveland Museum of Art, and 국외소재문화재재단. The Korean Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. 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. Mentioned and reproduced: p. 236, no. 131
  • Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 120). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 22-October 26, 2003).
    Asian Autumn: Later Korean Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 22, 1992-January 3, 1993).
    The Year in Review for 1988. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 1-May 14, 1989).
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