Textile ArtsKorean19th-20th century

Small, Compressed Globular Pincusion Decorated to Suggest a Stylized Red Blossom on a Green Ground

late 19th-early 20th century

Classification

Textile Arts

Medium

Red silk satin, green silk damask, and white silk tabby-weave fabric

Culture

Korean

Period

Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910

Century

19th-20th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 4.3 x Diam. 11.5 cm (1 11/16 x 4 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Lea Sneider, New York (by 2003), gift; Harvard University Art Museums, 2003.

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