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JOSEON DYNASTY (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
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A Mother-of-pearl and Wire-inlaid Lacquered-wood Hinged Box
Joseon dynasty (late 19th century)
Rectangular, on two bar feet, with deep lower section and shallow, hinged cover, decorated on the front with confronted phoenixes and florets in a mosaic of mother-of-pearl and spirals and line borders of coiled wire, inlaid on the two short sides with auspicious bats centering a happiness medallion, the background and the back side brown-red lacquer enhanced with gold flakes; fitted with a brass lock and lockplate and hinges, the interior lined with paper
12 3/8 x 8 5/8 x 8 3/8in. (31.4 x 22 x 21.5cm.)
Joseon dynasty (late 19th century)
Rectangular, on two bar feet, with deep lower section and shallow, hinged cover, decorated on the front with confronted phoenixes and florets in a mosaic of mother-of-pearl and spirals and line borders of coiled wire, inlaid on the two short sides with auspicious bats centering a happiness medallion, the background and the back side brown-red lacquer enhanced with gold flakes; fitted with a brass lock and lockplate and hinges, the interior lined with paper
12 3/8 x 8 5/8 x 8 3/8in. (31.4 x 22 x 21.5cm.)