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THE FLORENCE AND HERBERT IRVING COLLECTION
A SMALL LACQUER INCENSE BOX AND COVER
KOREA, LATE JOSEON PERIOD, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
Details
A SMALL LACQUER INCENSE BOX AND COVER
KOREA, LATE JOSEON PERIOD, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
Decorated in black lacquer and inlaid mother-of-pearl with a hare and lotus to the cover, the sides with blossoming prunus branches, with red lacquer interior
3 in. (7.6 cm.) diameter; Japanese wood box
KOREA, LATE JOSEON PERIOD, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
Decorated in black lacquer and inlaid mother-of-pearl with a hare and lotus to the cover, the sides with blossoming prunus branches, with red lacquer interior
3 in. (7.6 cm.) diameter; Japanese wood box
Provenance
Klaus F. Naumann, East Asian Art, Tokyo, 1992.
The Irving Collection, no. 3828.
The Irving Collection, no. 3828.
Sale room notice
Please note that this lot contains material from endangered species which could result in export restrictions.