Yard Stick

16812

From: Korea

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Cha Chim Chuk
Object Number 16812
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Korea
Date Made 19th Century - 1893
Section Asian
Materials Lacquer | Mother-of-Pearl
Technique Lacquered | Inlaid
Iconography Big Dipper
Inscription Language Chinese Language
Description

Yard stick. Ja (자). Black lacquer with mother of pearl inlay. Has Chinese characters and the big dipper (Korean: Chilseong 칠성) on the side.

Credit Line Purchased from Korean Commissioner, World's Columbian Exposition, 1893
Other Number ED818 - Museum Education Number

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