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Octagonal vessel with cover decorated with peonies

2018
Not on view
The covered vessel is a tour de force of intricate inlay. This vessel foregrounds mother-of-pearl, but uses smaller, curvilinear pieces that showcase the meticulous work of cutting and inlaying the shell and painstakingly removing excess lacquer and polishing.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 손대현 팔각모란문 기
  • 孫大鉉　八角牡丹文　器 
  • Title: Octagonal vessel with cover decorated with peonies
  • Artist: Sohn Daehyun (Korean, born 1949)
  • Date: 2018
  • Culture: Korea
  • Medium: Ottchil lacquer, red pine, hemp, red clay, and mother-of-pearl
  • Dimensions: H. 9 7/16 in. (24 cm); W. 12 5/8 in. (32 cm)
  • Classification: Lacquer
  • Credit Line: Gift of the artist, 2021
  • Object Number: 2021.323a, b
  • Rights and Reproduction: © Sohn Daehyun
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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