A mother-of-pearl inlaid low table
A mother-of-pearl inlaid low table

Joseon Dynasty (16th - 17th century)

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A mother-of-pearl inlaid low table
Joseon Dynasty (16th - 17th century)
The rectangular table set on four short cabriole legs, decorated on top and sides in inlaid mother-of-pearl and brass wires with scrolling flowers and floral latticework
13 x 20 ½ x 4 ¾ in. (33 x 52.1 x 12.1 cm.)

Lot Essay

For an almost identical table, see Kawada Tei and Takahashi Takahiro, eds., Korai Richo no raden (Mother-of-pearl inlay work of the Goryeo and Joseon Dynasty) (Tokyo: Mainichi Shimbunsha, 1986), pl. 17.

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