Dining Table
Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century (Gift of the Ogura Foundation)
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 10
January 21, 2025 (Tue) - May 18, 2025 (Sun)
This gallery features Korean furniture, clothing, and room decor from the Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). While the costumes, furniture, tableware, and stationery each possessed individual beauty, their appeal was enhanced by their placement in living spaces.
Designation | Name | Creation/ Excavation/ Provenance |
Period | Acquisition/ Ownership/ Accession Number |
CMT | ||
Highlight | Characters for the Eight Confucian Virtues | Korean Peninsula | Korean Empire, 1901 | Gift of Mr. Kim Kangwon, TA-723 | On exhibit through March 2, 2025 | ||
Highlight | Bamboo | By Yi Jeong (1554–1626), Korean Peninsula | Joseon dynasty, 1606 | TA-377 | On exhibit from March 4, 2025 through April 13, 2025 | ||
Highlight | Two Poems in Cursive Script | By Yi Hwang (1501–70), Korean Peninsula | Joseon dynasty, 16th century | Gift of the Ogura Foundation, TB-1481 | On exhibit from April 15, 2025 | ||
Highlight | Dining Table | Korean Peninsula | Joseon dynasty, 19th century | Gift of the Ogura Foundation, TH-442 | |||
Highlight | Flask | Korean Peninsula | Joseon dynasty, 18th century | Gift of Tsukagoshi Masaaki, TG-2999 |