A WOOD DINING TABLE (SOBAN)

CHOSON PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)

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A WOOD DINING TABLE (SOBAN)
choson period (19th century)
The polygonal surface with raised angled edges, supported by four dog's-legs, bracket-shaped apron, reinforcement bars between the legs
20 3/8in. (51.8cm.) diameter; 13 3/8in. (34cm.) high

Lot Essay

For other examples see Byung-Ok Chun, Decorative Designs in the Houses of Chosun Dynasty Period (Seoul: Po Chin Chai, Inc., 1988), fig. 131, p. 181; Park Young-kyu, Korean Wood Furniture (Seoul: Sam Seong Publishing Co. Ltd.), 1982, no. 26--5, p. 227.