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CHOSON PERIOD (EARLY 20TH CENTURY)
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A Silver-Inlaid Iron Box and Cover
Choson period (early 20th century)
Circular, with deep lower compartment and shallow, slightly domed cover, inlaid on the lower exterior with two auspicious characters bordered by square panels of foliage and a lower continuous band of flowers around the perimeter; the cover inlaid with an auspicious and yin-yang medallion surrounded by further foliage and with a band of fretwork around the sides, interior undecorated
3¾in. (9.5cm.) high; 6 1/8in. (15.5cm.) diameter
Choson period (early 20th century)
Circular, with deep lower compartment and shallow, slightly domed cover, inlaid on the lower exterior with two auspicious characters bordered by square panels of foliage and a lower continuous band of flowers around the perimeter; the cover inlaid with an auspicious and yin-yang medallion surrounded by further foliage and with a band of fretwork around the sides, interior undecorated
3¾in. (9.5cm.) high; 6 1/8in. (15.5cm.) diameter