나전 대모 칠 국화 넝쿨 무늬 꽃 모양 합 고려|螺鈿玳瑁漆菊唐草文半花形盒 高麗|Trefoil-shaped covered box with decoration of chrysanthemums
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ca.12th century · Lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl and tortoise shell over pigment and brass wire · Asian Art
Lacquer, celadon, or bronze ensembles composed of four trefoil boxes surrounding a larger round or flower-shaped box served as containers for cosmetics or incense. Very few Goreyo-period lacquer boxes with mother-of-pearl inlay have survived; this is a particularly fine example.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca.12th century
- Medium
- Lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl and tortoise shell over pigment and brass wire
- Culture
- Korea
- Department
- Asian Art
- Credit line
- Fletcher Fund, 1925
