2001.10: Covered Rectangular Box with Movable Handle and Cover Lock, the Sliding Cover with a Stylized "Double Hŭi" Character, the Box with Three Cartouches round its Side Walls, the Cartouches Depicting a Doe, Fawn, and Crane amidst Pines, a Crane and Tortoise amidst Waves and Clouds, and Two Deer Walking amidst Pines and Bamboo, all the Decorative Motifs on Box and Cover Set against a Diapered Ground

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2001.10

Title

Covered Rectangular Box with Movable Handle and Cover Lock, the Sliding Cover with a Stylized "Double Hŭi" Character, the Box with Three Cartouches round its Side Walls, the Cartouches Depicting a Doe, Fawn, and Crane amidst Pines, a Crane and Tortoise amidst Waves and Clouds, and Two Deer Walking amidst Pines and Bamboo, 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/174900

Physical Descriptions

Medium

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

Dimensions

H. 6.8 x W. 11.8 x D. 8.5 cm (2 11/16 x 4 5/8 x 3 3/8 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

2001.10

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

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