Case for silver chopsticks and spoon (soo jaw jib)
Titles
- Case for silver chopsticks and spoon (soo jaw jib)
Dateearly 20th century
GeographyKorea
MediumSilk, satin weave, plain weave, embroidery (satin stitch, couching)
Dimensions8.9 x 26.7 cm (3 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsJewelry & Personal Accessories
Credit LineGift of Dr. Timothy Y.C. Choy in celebration of the reinstallation of the Korea Gallery and in honor of his aunt, Stella O.H. Lee, 2001 (9518.1)
Object number9518.1
DescriptionTraveling case of red satin weave silk for silver chopsticks and spoon. Embroidered on one side with calligraphic symbols, and with motifs of clouds, pine trees, deer, tortoise, crane, rocks and fungus (longevity symols) on the other. Lined with beige plain weave silk. Closed at one end with narrow braided red silk cord at the end of which are two silk tassels, one yellow and one blue.On View
Not on view
c. 1750
Early 20th C.
Late 19th- early 20th C.
20th century
Late 19th - early 20th C.
19th C.
early 19th c.
19th - early 20th century
