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Container with Twin Dragon DesignJoseon dynasty (1392-1910), 19th century

Not on view
Round lidded lacquer box with domed lid, covered in mother-of-pearl inlay forming feathered bird motifs against a dark brown ground

Unknown, Container with Twin Dragon Design, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910), 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with Museum Funds, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Container with Twin Dragon Design
Place Made
Korea
Date Made
Joseon dynasty (1392-1910), 19th century
Medium
Brown lacquer with sprinkled gold on wood core with mother-of-pearl, tortoise shell, and twisted brass wire inlay
Dimensions
Overall: 5 3/8 x 9 in. (13.66 x 22.86 cm); .a) Cover: 1 3/4 x 9 in. (4.45 x 22.86 cm); .b) Box: 4 1/4 x 9 in. (10.8 x 22.86 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with Museum Funds
Accession Number
M.2000.15.153a-b
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Chinese and Korean Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Korean Art Collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, U.S.A. Daejeon, Republic of Korea: National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, 2012.