Box with Many Angles- 97

1997

Not on view

Kim drew from various traditional methods and uncommon materials to create this complex asymmetrical shape. The sleek, black-lacquer interior is sprinkled with mother-of-pearl inlay. The exterior bears layers of smooth black and red lacquer textured with tofu and incising. Quail eggshell and mother-of-pearl inlaid on the seam create bright-white opaque accents.

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김설 협저 탈태칠 다각합 - 97
金雪　夾紵脫胎漆　多角盒 -97
Title: Box with Many Angles- 97
Artist: Kim Seol (Korean, born 1955)
Date: 1997
Culture: Korea
Medium: Ottchil lacquer, hemp, quail eggshell, tofu, and abalone shell
Dimensions: 6 11/16 × 5 1/2 × 12 5/8 in. (17 × 14 × 32 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit Line: Purchase, Michael and Kathleen Linburn Gift, 2021
Object Number: 2021.291a, b
Rights and Reproduction: © Kim Seol
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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