Mouri jang (chest with 3 drawers and central double doors and butterfly brass fittings) / Artist Unknown, Korea
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2004/1.311
- Title
- Mouri jang (chest with 3 drawers and central double doors and butterfly brass fittings)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Korea
- Artist Nationality
- Korean
- Medium and Support
- pear wood with brass fittings
- Object Creation Date
- mid 19th century
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- Korean Peninsula (peninsula)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Korean Peninsula (peninsula)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Bruce and Inta Hasenkamp and Museum purchase made possible by Elder and Mrs. Sang-Yong Nam
- Dimensions
- 62.2 cm x 74 cm x 42.4 cm (24 1/2 in. x 29 1/8 in. x 16 11/16 in.)
- Century
- mid-19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Furniture and Furniture Accessories
- Primary Object Type
- chest
- Secondary Object Classification
- Wood and Woodcarving
- Secondary Object Type
- furniture
- Physical Description
- This is a low pear wood storage chest, with three drawers and two doors. The butterfly and bat brass fittings for the hinges and drawer pulls add 'feminine' touches.
- Subject Matter
- The women’s quarters of an upper-class Korean home in the Joseon dynasty were furnished with several types of storage chests and boxes, for bedding, clothing, sewing materials, stationery, and so forth.
- This is a classic example of a bedside chest for a lady’s room. The brass fittings in the shape of butterflies and bats are symbols of good luck.
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- arthropods
- ball game equipment
- ball striking or snaring and throwing equipment
- case furniture
- chests
- descriptors
- furnishings
- furnishings by form or function
- furniture by form or function
- insects
- materials
- materials by origin
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- plant material
- recreational artifacts
- recreational artifacts for competitive activities
- sports and athletic equipment
- storage and display furniture
- wood and wood products
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1744 x 1808
- File Size
- 420 KB
- Record
- 2004/1.311
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"Mouri jang (chest with 3 drawers and central double doors and butterfly brass fittings); Artist Unknown, Korea." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2004-sl-1.311/2004_1_311.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024.
