AN INLAID LACQUER CHEST

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AN INLAID LACQUER CHEST
CHOSON DYNASTY (LATE 19TH CENTURY)

Of rectangular shape with shallow lid inlaid in mother-of-pearl and horn with lotus scroll within narrow borders of lotus buds, roundels and serrated leaves outlined in twisted wire and reserved on a rich brown lacquer ground, lined with blue cloth-- 16 7/8 x 10¾ x 10in. (43 x 27.3 x 25.5cm.), losses and old damages