BoxesKorean18th-19th century

Large Storage Box with Decoration of Two Dragons Facing a Flaming Jewel

18th-19th century

Classification

Boxes

Medium

Lacquered wood: wooden core with light brown lacquer (possibly over a leather substrate) and inlays of mother-of-pearl, sharkskin or ray skin, wire, twisted wire, and metal fillings

Culture

Korean

Period

Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910

Century

18th-19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

including cover: H. 18.5 x W. 54.4 x D. 28.4 cm (7 5/16 x 21 7/16 x 11 3/16 in.)

Provenance

Philip Hofer (1898-1984), Cambridge, MA (by 1984), gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1984.

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