Rice Cake Mold

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Rice Cake Mold

19th century

Artist/maker unknown, Korean

Various forms of tteok, rice cakes made of glutinous rice flour, are common in Korean cuisine, even today. Tteok are included in everyday meals, but are also ubiquitous at holidays and special ceremonies. Women of the Joseon period used molds like these—usually wooden, as seen here, although occasionally porcelain—to decorate rice cakes. Incised with motifs ranging from Chinese characters to flowers to geometric patterns, the molds pressed the designs into the tteok. Such kitchen tools demonstrate the elegance of traditional Korean dining.

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Object Details

Title:

Rice Cake Mold

Date:

19th century

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, Korean

Medium:

Wood with incised designs

Dimensions:

2 1/8 x 2 1/4 x 19 3/8 inches (5.4 x 5.7 x 49.2 cm)

Classification:

Tools/Equipment

Credit Line:

Bequest of Chang Chung-soon, 2011

Accession Number:

2011-33-14

Geography:

Made in Korea, Asia

Context:

Dynasty: Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910)

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