Wedding Chest with Papered Front / Artist Unknown, Korea

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Accession Number
2004/1.313
Title
Wedding Chest with Papered Front
Artist Nationality
Korean
Object Creation Date
late 19th century
Object Creation Place
Asia (continent)
Korean Peninsula (peninsula)
Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Creation Place 2
Korean Peninsula (peninsula)
Dimensions
23.7 cm x 63.8 cm x 30 cm (9 5/16 in. x 25 1/8 in. x 11 13/16 in.)
Century
19th century
Primary Object Classification
Furniture and Furniture Accessories
Primary Object Type
chest
Physical Description
A short, long wooden chest with a papered front. The metal fittings on the chest are vert dark, and the front latch is attached to the chest with a circular piece of metal, and the latch itself is a thin piece of metal placed vertically. A small metal handle is located below this. The wood is a dark red color, and the papered front depicts flowers, with the predominant color being yellow. Orange is also used in some of the flowers, and on the circular shapes spaced along the bottom of the image. The outlines of the flowers and other images are painted in black.
Subject Matter
Box likely used in traditional game played in relation to Korean wedding. In the game, the groom’s best friend would bring a wedding box to the bride, from whom he would then, in a humorous way, try to extract payment. Inside the box would be fabric, jewelry, and symbols of fertility such as silk thread, silkworm cocoons, and red paper. After the ceremony, the box would be kept in the woman’s private quarters.
Primary Keywords
chest
furniture
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3888 x 2592
File Size
1 MB
Record
2004/1.313
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"Wedding Chest with Papered Front; Artist Unknown, Korea." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2004-sl-1.313/2004_1_313.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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