Highlights
Writing Desk
  • Exhibition Name

    Reading Desk

  • Nationality/Period

    Japanese Colonial Period

  • Materials

    Wood

  • Category

    Housing - Daily Utensils - Furniture - Book Table

  • Dimensions

    H. 30.0cm, 26.6x89.3cm

  • Accession Number

    Sinsu9499

  • Location

    Wood and Lacquer Crafts

This writing desk is eminently suitable for a Korean traditional house. In the past, the seat behind the desk in the sarangbang (male quarters) would have been reserved for the family head. This desk consists of a top board, layer board, and two legs which are decorated with flower-shaped holes.