Box with floral scrolls, late 19th early - 20th century
Unknown Koreanexpand_more
Black lacquered wood with mother-of-pearl inlay and brass wireexpand_more
Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundationexpand_more 2015.79.516a,b
Not on Viewexpand_more
Lacquer boxes from the late Joseon period are frequently decorated with floral scrolls like those seen here. The petals and leaves are made of mother-of-pearl inlaid on the black lacquer ground, while the graceful, curvilinear stems are made of twisted wire.
Details
- Title
- Box with floral scrolls
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2015.79.516a,b
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Murase, Art through a Lifetime, no. 940
- Curator Approved
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