Box with Many Angles
Kim Seol draws from various traditional methods to create new techniques, such as the blending and layering of red and black lacquer or the addition of tofu to texture the resin. With this box she creates a complex asymmetrical shape with no identical surfaces and complicates the ornamentation by combining incising and inlay techniques. She contrasts the bright white opacity of the inlaid quail eggshell with the pearly luster of the mother-of-pearl.
Artwork Details
- 김설 협저 탈태칠 다각합 - 97
- 金雪 夾紵脫胎漆 多角盒 -97
- Title: Box with Many Angles
- 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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