1984.341: Scholar's Chest with Hinged Cover, Lock, and Two Side Handles and with "Tae-Geuk" Decor
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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
- Permissions
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