2001.7: Covered Circular Box, the Cover with a Stylized "Double Hŭi" Character, the Box with Four Cartouches round its Side Walls, the Cartouches Depicting a Turtle, a Crab, a Fish, and a Shrimp, all the Decorative Motifs on Box and Cover Set against a Diapered Ground
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2001.7
- Title
- Covered Circular Box, the Cover with a Stylized "Double Hŭi" Character, the Box with Four Cartouches round its Side Walls, the Cartouches Depicting a Turtle, a Crab, a Fish, and a Shrimp, 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/174789
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze, with damascened overlays of cut sheet silver, the bronze with induced gunmetal gray surface color
- Dimensions
- H. 5.5 x D. 8.7 cm (2 3/16 x 3 7/16 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, Purchase through the generosity of David M. Leventhal
- Accession Year
- 2001
- Object Number
- 2001.7
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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