A KOREAN REVERSE-PAINTED OXHORN-APPLIED ACCESSORY BOX (HWAGAK HAEM)
A KOREAN REVERSE-PAINTED OXHORN-APPLIED ACCESSORY BOX (HWAGAK HAEM)
A KOREAN REVERSE-PAINTED OXHORN-APPLIED ACCESSORY BOX (HWAGAK HAEM)
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A KOREAN REVERSE-PAINTED OXHORN-APPLIED ACCESSORY BOX (HWAGAK HAEM)
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A KOREAN REVERSE-PAINTED OXHORN-APPLIED ACCESSORY BOX (HWAGAK HAEM)

JOSEON DYNASTY (19TH CENTURY)

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A KOREAN REVERSE-PAINTED OXHORN-APPLIED ACCESSORY BOX (HWAGAK HAEM)
JOSEON DYNASTY (19TH CENTURY)
Of rectangular shape set on four feet, applied on the top and sides with square and rectangular oxhorn panels painted on the versos in various colors set on yellow ground with auspicious imagery, including dragons, phoenixes, tortoises, tigers, deer, and carps; fitted with metal lockplate and clasp; interior painted in red
14 3/4 x 8 1/2 x 8 7/8 in. (37.5 x 21.6 x 22.5 cm.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, Park Avenue, 26 March 1991, lot 264.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.

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