EditorialRecording an event, from 'Album of Scenes from Daily Life', late Choson dynasty, 19th century. The central figure in purple robes can be seen writing on a long scroll of parchment. The late Choson period was a period of relative prosperity in Korea. Ch...
EditorialBox, Lacquer box with lid, inlaid with mother-of-pearl floral motifs., anonymous, Korea, c. 1500 - c. 1700, Choson-dynasty (1392-1910), wood (plant material), lacquer (coating), mother of pearl, h 18.0 cm ? w 27.0 cm ? d 4.3 cm.
EditorialWriting tool box, Writing tool box made of wood with black varnish base, inlaid with mother-of-pearl and braided brass wire. The chest is equipped with an extendable drawer on the right. The decoration consists of lotus vines., anonymous, Korea, 1400 -...
EditorialLidded box, box with lid., anonymous, Korea, c. 1200 - c. 1500, Koryo dynasty (918-1392) / Choson-dynasty (1392-1910), bronze (metal), h 9.5 cm ? d 19 cm.
EditorialBox, Lacquer box with lid, inlaid with mother-of-pearl floral motifs., anonymous, Korea, c. 1500 - c. 1700, Choson-dynasty (1392-1910), wood (plant material), lacquer (coating), mother of pearl, h 18.0 cm ? w 27.0 cm ? d 4.3 cm.
EditorialWrapping Cloth (pojagi), Choson dynasty (1392?1910), 19th century, Korea, Korea, Silk, eighty-one pieced squares, outer edge, and backing, ribbons of plain gauze weave self-patterned by areas of plain weave, squares joined with silk in overcast stitche...
EditorialBall, Choson dynasty (1392?1910), 19th century, Korea, Korea, Silk, shaped in twelve pentagonal, six hexagonal, and two circular motifs of satin, satin damask, twill, and plain weaves, some self-patterned, all embroidered with silk in knot, ribbed back...
EditorialRecording an event, from 'Album of Scenes from Daily Life', late Choson dynasty, 19th century. The central figure in purple robes can be seen writing on a long scroll of parchment. The late Choson period was a period of relative prosperity in Korea. Ch...