BoxesKorean19th-20th century

Covered Rectangular Box with Movable Handle and Cover Lock, the Sliding Cover with a Stylized "Double Hŭi" Character, the Box with Three Cartouches round its Side Walls, Each Cartouch with a Stylized "Double Hŭi" Character, all the Decorative Motifs on Box and Cover Set against a Diapered 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. 6.6 x W. 10.9 x D. 7.5 cm (2 5/8 x 4 5/16 x 2 15/16 in.)

Provenance

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

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