2001.9: Covered Rectangular Box, the Cover with a Stylized "Double Hŭi" Character, the Box with Four Cartouches round its Side Walls, the Cartouches Depicting Two Recumbent Spotted Deer amidst Pines, Two Standing Manchurian Cranes amidst Bamboo, Two Walking Spotted Deer amidst Pines, and a Turtle Emerging from Waves, all the Decorative Motifs on Box and Cover Set against a Diapered Ground

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2001.9

Title

Covered Rectangular Box, the Cover with a Stylized "Double Hŭi" Character, the Box with Four Cartouches round its Side Walls, the Cartouches Depicting Two Recumbent Spotted Deer amidst Pines, Two Standing Manchurian Cranes amidst Bamboo, Two Walking Spotted Deer amidst Pines, and a Turtle Emerging from Waves, all the Decorative Motifs on Box and Cover Set against a Diapered Ground

Classification

Boxes

Work Type

box

Date

late 19th-early 20th century

Places

Creation Place: East Asia, Korea

Period

Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910

Culture

Korean

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/174443

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze, with damascened overlays of cut sheet silver, the bronze with induced gunmetal gray surface color

Dimensions

H. 8.2 x W. 13.2 x D. 9.5 cm (3 1/4 x 5 3/16 x 3 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

[William Lipton Ltd., New York, (2001)] sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2001.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, David A. Ellis Asian Art Fund

Accession Year

2001

Object Number

2001.9

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

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