Box with floral scrolls
- Medium
- Black lacquered wood with mother-of-pearl inlay and brass wire
- Dimensions
- 7 1/16 × 7 1/2 × 14 in. (17.94 × 19.05 × 35.56 cm)
- Genre
- Lacquer
Tags
Korea
About
Lacquer boxes from the late Joseon period are frequently decorated with floral scrolls like those seen here. The petals and leaves are made of mother-of-pearl inlaid on the black lacquer ground, while the graceful, curvilinear stems are made of twisted wire.
