Cake Pattern Mould
1880-1910 (made)
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Rice cakes are an attractive and distinctive part of Korean cuisine. There are special rice cakes for important occasions such as New Year, weddings and harvest time. First, the maker fills a coating of rice flour with a paste of beans, chestnuts, pine nuts, honey, sesame seeds or peas. Then, they use a mould such as this to impress different patterns into the soft cake. The mould is formed of two rectangular boards of wood that sit on top of one another. In this case the base has two rows of five raised circles decorated with auspicious Chinese characters and stylised flowers. The top has corresponding circular holes that slot over the carved designs.
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Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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Materials and techniques | Wood, carved |
Brief description | Rice cake pattern mould; Korea, 1800-1910, Chosôn dynasty |
Physical description | The mould is formed of two boards which sit on top of one another. It is decorated with Chinese auspicious characters and stylized flowerheads. (See FE.50:1&2-1991) Colour: Brown |
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Summary | Rice cakes are an attractive and distinctive part of Korean cuisine. There are special rice cakes for important occasions such as New Year, weddings and harvest time. First, the maker fills a coating of rice flour with a paste of beans, chestnuts, pine nuts, honey, sesame seeds or peas. Then, they use a mould such as this to impress different patterns into the soft cake. The mould is formed of two rectangular boards of wood that sit on top of one another. In this case the base has two rows of five raised circles decorated with auspicious Chinese characters and stylised flowers. The top has corresponding circular holes that slot over the carved designs. |
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Accession number | FE.53-1991 |
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Record created | February 25, 2000 |
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