A Reverse-Painted Oxhorn-Applied Wood Spool , CHOSON PERIOD (19TH CENTURY) | Christie's

Sale 1114

Japanese and Korean Art

New York

|

18 September 2002

Browse Sale

Lot 418

A Reverse-Painted Oxhorn-Applied Wood Spool

CHOSON PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)

Price realised

USD 3,585

Estimate

USD 5,000 - USD 6,000

Follow lot

A Reverse-Painted Oxhorn-Applied Wood Spool
Choson Period (19th century)
Rectangular and of oval section, applied with a long panel of dragons and clouds in pigments of yellow, green and black on a red ground between black borders, the ends painted red
4 5/8in. (12.3cm.) long; 2in. (5cm.) wide
Contact us
Contact Client Service

info@christies.com

New York +1 212 636 2000

London +44 (0)20 7839 9060

infoasia@christies.com

Asia +852 2760 1766
Lot Essay

For other spools see Wee dae han munwha rhusan yel chat ah suh (3)/Treasures of the Late Choson Dynasty, exh. cat. [Ho-Am Art Museum] (Seoul: Samsung Culture Foundation, 1998), pl. 142; Choi Sunu, Hanguk misul ochanryun/5000 Years of Korean Arts (Seoul: Hyun Arm sa, 1978), pl. 376 [coll. National Museum of Korea, Seoul].
Recommended features
- Antenna: The enduring friendship of Hepburn and Givenchy
  
  Ahead of an online sale that honours their close bond, Meredith Etherington-Smith traces the roots of a 40-year collaboration
- Francis Bacon’s Study for Portrait
  
  Francis Bacon's poignant celebration of George Dyer, the artist's most important subject, will star in Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale on 17 May