Chest decorated with phoenixes, colored roundels (taegeuk), and flowers

Korea

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This chest may have been part of a set. The extensive ornamentation and use of precious inlaid materials indicate that the object would have been used in an elite household, likely in the women’s quarters, as suggested by the phoenix and floral motifs.

Chest decorated with phoenixes, colored roundels (taegeuk), and flowers, Lacquered wood inlaid with mother-of-pearl, tortoiseshell, ray skin, and brass wire; brass fittings, Korea

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Chest decorated with phoenixes, colored roundels (taegeuk), and flowers, Lacquered wood inlaid with mother-of-pearl, tortoiseshell, ray skin, and brass wire; brass fittings, Korea
Chest decorated with phoenixes, colored roundels (taegeuk), and flowers, Lacquered wood inlaid with mother-of-pearl, tortoiseshell, ray skin, and brass wire; brass fittings, Korea
Chest decorated with phoenixes, colored roundels (taegeuk), and flowers, Lacquered wood inlaid with mother-of-pearl, tortoiseshell, ray skin, and brass wire; brass fittings, Korea

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