DepartmentAsia

Cup set with storage box

NameCups, box

Artist Han Do-Hyun (born 1960)

Date2012

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

MediumCeramic (porcelain), wood, cotton

DimensionsCup (horn): 5 7/16 × 3 9/16 × 2 1/16 in. (13.8 × 9 × 5.2 cm)
Cup (horn): 5 7/16 × 3 9/16 × 2 1/16 in. (13.8 × 9 × 5.2 cm)
Cup: 2 3/8 × 2 5/16 in. (6 × 5.8 cm)
Cup: 2 3/8 × 2 5/16 in. (6 × 5.8 cm)
Cup (crow): 3 5/8 × 3 × 1 13/16 in. (9.2 × 7.6 × 4.6 cm)
Box Top: 1 1/4 × 8 9/16 × 14 1/16 in. (3.2 × 21.7 × 35.7 cm)
Box Bottom: 1 15/16 × 8 9/16 × 14 1/16 in. (5 × 21.7 × 35.7 cm)
String Tie: 79 1/2 × 11/16 in. (202 × 1.8 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Han Do-Hyun, A.2012.45.4a-h

Object numberA.2012.45.4a-h

Descriptiona). A white horn which curves slightly to one side as it approached the tip of the horn. It is hollow and has a Han character in black inside. b). A white horn which curves slightly to one side as it approached the tip of the horn. It is hollow and has a Han character in black inside. c). A dark brown cup with a pointed bottom. It has arrow-like motifs and straight, parallel line motifs on the surface of the cup. A Han character is engraved onto the surface. d). A dark brown cup with a pointed bottom. It has arrow-like motifs and straight, parallel line motifs on the surface of the cup. A Han character is engraved onto the surface. e). A brown cup depicting a "three legged crow" or "Sam-Jok-O" with a bird's head and three feet at the bottom; one in the front, two in the back. The bird's hair is curled at the end and a Han character is engraved on the bottom of its neck. f-g). Box of cream white color wood. f). Box top: Inside the top box is written nine Han characters in black and two red stamps. g). The bottom box is filled with sponge covered with silver cotton which is used to keep the articles from moving. The bottom box has a rectangular hole on each side through which the box string passes. h). The box string is of dark brown color with dotted stripes of yellow and white on it.