JOSEON DYNASTY (16TH CENTURY)

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A MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INLAID FOLIATE-SHAPED TRAY
JOSEON DYNASTY (16TH CENTURY)
Inlaid on the interior and exterior in mother-of-pearl with lotus arabesques and circular geometric pattern on a black ground, the foliate-shaped foot rim enclosing the base of red lacquer
17 3⁄8 in. (44.1 cm.) long

Special notice

Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

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Lot Essay

The motif of scrolling peony is one of the characteristics of the mother-of-pearl inlaid lacquer works from Joseon Dynasty and had been depicted on many of lacquer works. For a similar tray with the same design in the collection of Metropolitan Museum, see J. Watt, et al., East Asian Lacquer: The Florence and Herbert Irving Collection, 1991, p. 117, co. 152.

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