Octagonal vessel with cover decorated with peonies
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
- 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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