File:Korea, Joseon dynasty - Spirit House - 1999.120.1 - Cleveland Museum of Art.tif

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Spirit House   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Title
Spirit House
Object type Metalwork
Description
Many homes in premodern Korean society had a memorial shrine for preparing and holding ancestral rites. Placed on the top of a tall chair, this miniature edifice (called the spirit house) served as a temporary residence for visiting ancestral spirits. On the table, a variety of delicacies such as fruits, rice, meat, and wine would be placed to treat those spiritual guests.
Date 1700s
date QS:P571,+1700-00-00T00:00:00Z/8
Medium Iron inlaid with silver and copper decoration
Dimensions Overall: 30 x 35 x 14 cm (11 13/16 x 13 3/4 x 5 1/2 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q657415
Current location
Korean Art
Accession number
1999.120.1
Place of creation Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910)
Credit line Gift of The Honorable Joseph P. Carroll and Roberta Carroll, M.D. in memory of Robert P. Bergman
Source/Photographer https://clevelandart.org/art/1999.120.1

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