A Reverse-Painted Oxhorn-Applied Wood Spool

CHOSON PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)

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A Reverse-Painted Oxhorn-Applied Wood Spool
Choson Period (19th century)
Rectangular and of oval section, applied with a long panel of dragons and clouds in pigments of yellow, green and black on a red ground between black borders, the ends painted red
4 5/8in. (12.3cm.) long; 2in. (5cm.) wide

Lot Essay

For other spools see Wee dae han munwha rhusan yel chat ah suh (3)/Treasures of the Late Choson Dynasty, exh. cat. [Ho-Am Art Museum] (Seoul: Samsung Culture Foundation, 1998), pl. 142; Choi Sunu, Hanguk misul ochanryun/5000 Years of Korean Arts (Seoul: Hyun Arm sa, 1978), pl. 376 [coll. National Museum of Korea, Seoul].

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