Rice Cake Press with Good Luck Pattern, Tteoksal

Korean: Folk Art Pre 1900: item #803046
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Tteoksal used for pressing patterns with auspicious meanings into rice cakes. They also serve a very nice decorative function when they are hung from a kitchen wall, a popular way of displaying them. 2.75w x 2.5h inches, 7w x 6h cm.

Rice Cake Press with Good Luck Pattern, Tteoksal

Korean: Folk Art Pre 1900: item #803045
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Tteoksal used for pressing patterns with auspicious meanings into rice cakes. They also serve a very nice decorative function when they are hung from a kitchen wall, a popular way of displaying them. 4.25d x 2.75w x 2h inches, 11d x 7w x 5h cm.

Rice Cake Press with Good Luck Pattern, Tteoksal

Korean: Folk Art Pre 1900: item #803044
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Tteoksal used for pressing patterns with auspicious meanings into rice cakes. They also serve a very nice decorative function when they are hung from a kitchen wall, a popular way of displaying them as evidenced by the hole at the top. 7d x 2w x 2h inches, 18d x 5w x 5h cm.

Rice Cake Press with Good Luck Pattern, Tteoksal

Korean: Folk Art Pre 1900: item #803040
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Tteoksal used for pressing patterns with auspicious meanings into rice cakes. They also serve a very nice decorative function when they are hung from a kitchen wall, a popular way of displaying them as evidenced by the hole at the top. 7.75d x 2.25w x 2.25h inches, 19.5d x 6w x 6h cm.

Antique Korean Archer's Bow

Korean: Folk Art Pre 1900: item #803002
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Antique Korean Archer's Bow. 15.75 x 15.75 inches, 40 x 40 cm.

Korean Antique Hair Clippers of Bamboo and Iron

Korean: Folk Art Pre 1920: item #802980
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A Very Charming and Rare Pair of Korean Antique Hair Clippers of Bamboo and Iron. 9.5 inches, 24 cm.

Beautifully Decorated Picnic Box with Guardian Spirit

Korean: Folk Art Pre 1910: item #802218
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Beautifully Decorated and Designed Picnic Box/Snack Box with playful depictions of Chi-u, the Guardian Spirit protecting your picnic from evil spirits and ants! 15.25w x 13d x 3.5h inches, 39w x 33d x 9h cm.

Tadumidol Antique Laundry Pounder for Pressing Clothes

Korean: Folk Art Pre 1920: item #801869
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Tadumidol Antique Laundry Pounder for Pressing Clothes with Pangmangis (mallets) included. Clothes would be placed on the log and covered with a sticky rice flour and water substance and beaten with the pair of mallets to remove wrinkles and give the clothes a lustrous sheen. These were a favorite wedding gift from the father of the bride to his daughter. It was felt that the activity of pounding laundry, with the soft, rhythmic sound of the sticks striking the wood dulled by the the layer of cl... Click for details

Very Rare Choson Dynasty Tuho, Korean Palace Game

Korean: Folk Art Pre 1900: item #801855
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Very Rare Choson Dynasty Tuho, Korean Palace Game. Probably the first one ever offered for sale in the West. The players would try to throw arrows into the tube. This piece also works wonderfully as exquisite wood sculpture. 18 inches (45.5cm) high x 6.5 inches (16.5cm) across.

Antique Wood Sewing Box Covered with Paper Designs

Korean: Folk Art Pre 1910: item #801850
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Wood Sewing Box Covered with Paper Designs. Korea has a very long history of paper art, and their superior artistry in this medium is exemplified here by this lovely box, covered in auspicious symbolism, including butterflies for good fortune, the 'su' character for longevity, the Buddhist swastika, and the yin yang symbol.