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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2003.58.20
Title
Document Case with Lock in the Form of a Tortoise and with Decoration of a Stalk of Weathered Bamboo and a Scrolling, Fruiting Grapevine
Classification
Boxes
Work Type
box
Date
probably late 18th-19th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Korea
Period
Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910
Culture
Korean
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/93626

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bamboo with carved and stained surface and with brass fittings
Dimensions
H. 49.5 x Diam. 8.5 cm (19 1/2 x 3 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Kyle Edward Wilson, Jr., Alvin, Texas (by 1968-2002), estate sale; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2003.

Footnote:
1. Kyle Edward Wilson, Jr. (1931-2002)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Lois Orswell, by exchange
Accession Year
2003
Object Number
2003.58.20
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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