Scatola con coperchio

Corea

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Gruppi di quattro scatole a forma di trifoglio che circondavano una scatola di dimensioni maggiori rotonda o a forma di fiore venivano usati come contenitori per prodotti cosmetici o incenso. Il pezzo qui illustrato faceva parte in origine di un tale insieme. Esistono anche esempi simili in ceramica e bronzo, che testimoniano un intreccio di influenze tra vari materiali. Costruita con grande raffinatezza e sapientemente decorata con intricate inserzioni e frammenti in madreperla e tartaruga, questa preziosa scatola rappresenta il culmine nella lavorazione delle lacche fabbricate durante la dinastia Goryeo (918 - 1392).

Trefoil-shaped covered box with decoration of chrysanthemums, Lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl and tortoise shell over pigment and brass wire, Korea

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Trefoil-shaped covered box with decoration of chrysanthemums, Lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl and tortoise shell over pigment and brass wire, Korea
Trefoil-shaped covered box with decoration of chrysanthemums, Lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl and tortoise shell over pigment and brass wire, Korea
Trefoil-shaped covered box with decoration of chrysanthemums, Lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl and tortoise shell over pigment and brass wire, Korea
Trefoil-shaped covered box with decoration of chrysanthemums, Lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl and tortoise shell over pigment and brass wire, Korea
Trefoil-shaped covered box with decoration of chrysanthemums, Lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl and tortoise shell over pigment and brass wire, Korea
Trefoil-shaped covered box with decoration of chrysanthemums, Lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl and tortoise shell over pigment and brass wire, Korea
Trefoil-shaped covered box with decoration of chrysanthemums, Lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl and tortoise shell over pigment and brass wire, Korea
Trefoil-shaped covered box with decoration of chrysanthemums, Lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl and tortoise shell over pigment and brass wire, Korea

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