Footed Tray
Unknown Artist
1900s
Medium
lacquer over twisted and coiled paper
Dimensions
34.2 × 9 × 9 cm, l. 32.9 cm
Classification
Lacquer
Department
Korean Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Bernice Sapirstein Davis in memory of Jennie Sapirstein
Accession Number
1988.248
About this artwork
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.