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
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.
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