Small portable dining table (soban)
| Accession Nr.: | 58.57.1 |
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| Type: | furniture; object for daily use |
| Date of production: |
Late 19th century
Joseon Dynasty |
| Place of production: |
| Materials: | camphorwood |
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| Dimensions: | height: 21.5 cm width: 25 cm length: 34.5 cm |
소반, soban
Donated by the the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1958
Other pieces of furniture of the men's quarter (also called a writing room) included undecorated bookcases and bookracks of simple forms and with two or three shelves (chaekjang, takja), as well as small one-person dining tables (soban). When guests arrived, drinks were offered on these small tables.
Donated by the the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1958
Other pieces of furniture of the men's quarter (also called a writing room) included undecorated bookcases and bookracks of simple forms and with two or three shelves (chaekjang, takja), as well as small one-person dining tables (soban). When guests arrived, drinks were offered on these small tables.