Lot Essay
For a similar box see Robert J. Moes, Korean Art from the Brooklyn Museum Collection (New York: Universe Books, 1987), no. 85.
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CHOSON PERIOD (CIRCA 1900)
Details
Wood Inkstone Box
Choson period (circa 1900)
Rectangular on an attached stand fitted with single low tier and with two top square cases for writing implements and inkstone below the shallow cover; each case lid inlaid with a panel of black and medium-brown grained wood, repeated on the sides of the cases, within a border of reddish brown wood matched on the stand
14 3/8 x 8¾ x 10in. (36.5 x 22.3 x 26cm.)
Choson period (circa 1900)
Rectangular on an attached stand fitted with single low tier and with two top square cases for writing implements and inkstone below the shallow cover; each case lid inlaid with a panel of black and medium-brown grained wood, repeated on the sides of the cases, within a border of reddish brown wood matched on the stand
14 3/8 x 8¾ x 10in. (36.5 x 22.3 x 26cm.)