Fitted chest with the character of 'double happiness' (ham)
| Accession Nr.: | 58.100.1-2 |
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| Type: | furniture; object for daily use |
| Date of production: |
Early 20th century
Republican period |
| Place of production: |
| Materials: | camphorwood |
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| Techniques: | lacquered |
| Dimensions: | height: 36.6 cm length: 59 cm depth: 32.6 cm |
This fitted chest is a rectangular dowry chest (ham) made of camphorwood coated with black lacquer. Most probably, it belonged to a series of chests that fitted into each other. Normally, the chest were placed of the top of high cabinets. Donated by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1958