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Korean Nambangae Grain Mortar, c. 1800

$2,880

£2,165

€2,509.92

CA$4,020.93

A$4,503.65

CHF 2,343.40

MX$54,696.54

NOK 29,708.36

SEK 28,032.05

DKK 18,727.58

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About the Item

This primitive wooden vessel is a traditional Korean wood mortar used for pounding rice and grains. A form unique to South Korea's Jeju Island, the mortar is known as a nambang-ae and is curiously shaped with a wide, shallow basin and a short pedestal base. As evidenced by its enormous scale, the nambang-ae is shaped from the hollowed cross-section of a very old tree and inset with a smaller round mortar carved from volcanic rock. The broad expanse of the mortar allowed for multiple people to pound grains together, and so resulted in its own folk traditions and song. Ideal today as a sculptural vessel or planter, the mortar expresses the understated beauty of an authentic object, decorated only by signs of wear and the swirling movement of the wood grain. Deaccessioned from the MacLean Collection of Asian Art.

Dimensions:

Height: 14.75 in (37.47 cm)Diameter: 33 in (83.82 cm)

Style:

Primitive (In the Style Of)

Materials and Techniques:

Stone,Wood,Carved

Place of Origin:

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Period:

Early 19th Century

Date of Manufacture:

c. 1800

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. Minor fading. Old patched repair to basin interior.

Seller Location:

Chicago, IL

Reference Number:

Seller: CMCL1241stDibs: LU820044891912

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