Snow white vase and storage box

NameVase, box

Artist Han Do-Hyun (born 1960)

Date2012

Place madeIncheon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, East Asia, Asia

MediumCeramic (porcelain), wood, cotton

DimensionsVase: 5 15/16 × 7 7/8 in. (15.1 × 20 cm)
Box Top: 1 3/4 × 9 5/16 × 9 1/4 in. (4.5 × 23.6 × 23.5 cm)
Box Bottom: 8 1/2 × 9 5/16 × 9 5/16 in. (21.6 × 23.7 × 23.7 cm)
String Tie: 104 7/8 × 9/16 in. (266.4 × 1.4 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Han Do-Hyun, A.2012.45.1a-d

Object numberA.2012.45.1a-d

Descriptiona). Vase: white porcelain with a bit of grayish color in it. When seen from the top it is a circle; when seen from the side view the vase has a narrower opening and it gets broader and then gradually becomes narrower as it reaches the bottom. A Han character written on the bottom of the vase in dark blue. b) box top: creamy white wood with nine Han characters in black and two stamps in red on the inside bottom. c): box bottom: In the bottom part of the bottom box are four rectangular holes made for the string to pass through. d). string tie: The box string is brown with dotted stripes of white and yellow.