Moderation teapot and cup with storage box

NameTeapot, cup, box

Artist Han Do-Hyun (born 1960)

Date2012

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

MediumCeramic (porcelain), wood, cotton

DimensionsTeapot: 3 1/16 × 6 1/4 × 4 5/16 in. (7.7 × 15.8 × 11 cm)
Teacup: 1 15/16 × 2 5/16 in. (5 × 5.9 cm)
Box Top: 1 1/4 × 6 5/8 × 9 in. (3.1 × 16.8 × 22.8 cm)
Box Bottom: 3 1/2 × 6 5/8 × 9 in. (8.9 × 16.8 × 22.8 cm)
String Tie: 67 11/16 × 11/16 in. (172 × 1.7 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Han Do-Hyun, A.2012.45.3a-e

Object numberA.2012.45.3a-e

Collections

Asia

Descriptiona). Teapot: light and dark brown in general. The top of the teapot resembles a round dish when it is seen from above. b).Cup: Light and dark brown. It has a hole on the inside and another round hole on the bottom of the surface. c). Box top: Inside the box top are written five Han characters in red and four Han characters in black with two red stamps. On top of the top box is written "Gye Young Bae" in Han characters. d). The box bottom is filled with sponge, whose surface is dark red, which prevents the tea sets from moving. At the bottom of the box bottom are four rectangular holes, one on each side, for the ribbon to pass through. e). The brown box string has dotted stripes of yellow and white on its surface.