Rhythm of the Mother-of Pearl 0913
Chung Haecho is primarily known for focusing on undecorated lacquer, but this early piece demonstrates his understanding of the long tradition of lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl (the inlay pattern seen here looks similar to the sides of the small chest with allover inlay nearby). Chung cut areas of shell that had a pink hue and then painstakingly inlaid them in black lacquer; the contrast of the pink shell against the black ground results in the green and blue colors.
Artwork Details
- 정해조 나전율 0913
- 鄭解朝 螺鈿律 0913
- Title: Rhythm of the Mother-of Pearl 0913
- Artist: Chung Haecho (Korean, born 1945)
- Date: 2009
- Culture: Korea
- Medium: Ottchil lacquer, hemp, and mother-of-pearl
- Dimensions: H. 17 5/16 in. (44 cm); W. 17 5/16 in. (44 cm); D. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
- Classification: Lacquer
- Credit Line: Purchase, Michael and Kathleen Linburn Gift, 2022
- Object Number: 2022.88
- Rights and Reproduction: © Chung Haecho
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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