Korean Pedestal Dish lacquer Cast iron trivet that would

Cast iron trivet that would have been set over a small fire or coals for heating consumables

a hole has been hand drilled in the top for rope to pass through

A Japanese shinzo of Yahata (Hachiman)

With its simple construction and utilitarian form

known for its elegant simplicity and centuries-old tradition

Korean Pedestal Dish lacquer Cast iron trivet that wouldThis high footed dish is a prototype of a Joseon dynasty ritual food vessel. Joseon white porcelains (baekja) are characterized by the beauty of modest forms, and minimal use of color, which conveyed the ideals of Korean Confucian state that was preeminent at the time. A particularly fine example.