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Folding Table (Che-Sang) for Memorial Service
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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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineFolding Table (Che-Sang) for Memorial Service (제사상 [祭床]), 1900s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Pine nut wood; overall: 97.5 x 116 x 82.5 cm (38 3/8 x 45 11/16 x 32 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Honorable Joseph P. Carroll and Roberta Carroll, M.D. in memory of Robert P. Bergman, 1999.120.2
