Ceramic Folk Wall Hanging Set: Traditional Symbolic Objects

Chosen by those who are drawn to humble forms that carry memory, protection, and the quiet symbolism of everyday Korean life.

”Across the group, familiar objects gather like small keepers of the household, each holding a different trace of hope, endurance, and inherited belief.“

Fish Pollock
In Korean folk belief, the pollock is associated with protective force and has long been regarded as a guardian against misfortune, harmful spirits, and ill omens.
This belief continues in everyday ritual practice: when opening a new business or beginning the construction of a house, a dried pollock, known as bugeo, is often hung above the entrance. Suspended with a skein of thread, it is believed to watch over the threshold, its wide eyes and open mouth serving as signs of vigilance, warding off negative energy while inviting good fortune.

Persimmon
Persimmons, known in Korean as gam (감), hold a layered place in Korean cultural memory.
They are often associated with transformation: the bitter green fruit gradually ripens into a vivid orange sweetness, a natural process that has also invited Buddhist readings of change and maturation. Persimmons likewise hold an important place in Korean ritual culture, particularly in the food traditions of Jongga ancestral rites, where they appear as fruits of offering and lineage remembrance. Within folk understanding, they are also linked to protection and auspicious well-being.

Egg
A straw-wrapped bundle of eggs, known in Korean as kkureomi (꾸러미), carries a strong sense of everyday memory for older generations.
Before modern packaging became common, eggs were often gathered and presented in this humble form, bound together with care and practicality. Beyond its domestic familiarity, such a bundle also came to signify abundance and good fortune, and was once given as a modest but meaningful gift expressing hopes for prosperity.

Fermented Soybeans
Meju (메주), a dried block of fermented soybeans, is one of the foundational ingredients of Korean food culture.
Used in the making of essential condiments such as doenjang and ganjang, it reflects a long tradition of preservation, patience, and household craft. For many older Koreans, meju also evokes a deep sense of familiarity, recalling seasonal preparation, inherited knowledge, and the rhythms of domestic life.

Coal Briquette
The Korean coal briquette, commonly known as yeontan (연탄), was once a familiar presence in everyday life, especially before modern heating systems became widespread.
Its distinct nineteen-hole form is immediately recognisable and remains closely tied to memories of warmth, labour, and winter household routine. For older generations in particular, it carries a strong sense of nostalgia, not only as a former fuel source, but as an object embedded in the lived texture of ordinary Korean life.

Garlic
In Korean folklore and cultural memory, garlic symbolizes protection, purification, and vital force.
Closely connected to the Dangun foundation myth, it has long been understood as a substance that wards off harmful energies and supports renewal. This ceramic wall hanging presents three garlic bulbs suspended on a cord, its earthy surface moving through warm off-white and smoky brown tones that recall harvest, storage, and domestic ritual. More than a familiar food form, it stands as a quiet emblem of endurance, sustenance, and protection. 

Dimensions

• Fish Pollock
  Length- 23.5 cm

• Persimmon
  Length of Wooden Stick- 32 cm (12.6 inch)

• Fermented Soybeans
  Length of Wooden Stick- 32 cm (12.6 inch)
  Meju- 4*4*6(h) cm (1.57*1.57*2.36 inch)

• Coal Briquette
  Diameter- 6.3cm (2.48 inch)
  Height- 5cm (1.97 inch)

• Garlic
  Width- 6cm (2.36 inch)
  Depth- 6cm (2.36 inch)
  Height- 7cm (2.76 inch)

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