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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1984.341
Title
Scholar's Chest with Hinged Cover, Lock, and Two Side Handles and with "Tae-Geuk" Decor
Classification
Boxes
Work Type
box
Date
18th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Korea
Period
Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910
Culture
Korean
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/201185

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Rosewood with metal (brass and copper?) fittings, the interior of the box lined with silk damask
Dimensions
H. 16.6 x W. 40.2 x D. 20.2 cm (6 9/16 x 15 13/16 x 7 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Philip Hofer (1898-1984), Cambridge, MA (by 1984), gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1984.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Philip Hofer
Accession Year
1984
Object Number
1984.341
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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