BoxesKorean19th-20th century

Covered Hexagonal Box, the Cover with a Stylized "Double Hŭi" Character, the Box with Characters round its Sides Walls Reading Su, Pok, Kang, Nyŏng, Ta, and Nam, all the Characters on Box and Cover Set against a Nwi-mun (Chinese, Leiwen) Ground

late 19th-early 20th century

Classification

Boxes

Medium

Bronze, with damascened overlays of cut sheet silver, the bronze with induced gunmetal gray surface color

Culture

Korean

Period

Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910

Century

19th-20th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 4.9 x W. 8 x 8 cm x D. 8 cm (1 15/16 x 3 1/8 x 3 1/8 in.)

Provenance

[William Lipton Ltd., New York, (2001)] sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2001.

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