국립중앙박물관 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF KOREA

Highlights
House-shaped Pottery
  • Nationality/Period

    Gaya Confederacy

  • Provenance

    Dalseong-gun

  • Materials

    Clay - Hard

  • Category

    life in society - life in ceremony - funeral services - scarecrow

  • Dimensions

    H. 12.5cm

  • Accession Number

    Sinsu 1108

This is a house-shaped pottery object unearthed in Hyeonpung, Daegu. The house displays one particularly unique feature, i.e., it can only be entered via a ladder. The house is presumed to be a private home as it has a thatched roof and a chimney. It also features a humorous scene of two mice on the ladder who appear surprised by the sight of a cat.