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Red-lacquered Bookcase with Decorative Paintings Joseon dynasty (1392-1910), 19th century

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Lacquered wood cabinet with three tiers of double doors in deep vermillion-orange, painted with botanical motifs in green, yellow, and pink, with black framing and gilt brass hardware
Lacquerware panel with a vivid orange-red ground, decorated with poppy flowers and serrated green leaves in maki-e style; blossoms rendered in coral red with fine gilded detailing, set within a black lacquer frame with gilt metal corner mounts.
Lacquered panel with vivid red-orange ground, depicting a large chrysanthemum bloom in orange and yellow at left, with dark green foliage and a smaller budding spray at lower right; black lacquer border with gilt corner fittings.
Lacquerware panel with vivid red-orange ground, depicting two gold chrysanthemum blossoms with dark brown foliage on branching stems rendered in fine incised detail.
Lacquered tray with vibrant red-orange ground, decorated with two yellow-orange orchid blooms and sweeping dark green leaves rendered in fluid brushwork; black lacquer border with metal corner fittings.
Lacquered panel with a vivid red ground, depicting two lotus flowers—a closed orange bud at center-left and an open pink bloom at right—with broad dark green leaves, rendered in fine brushwork with metal corner mounts visible on the black frame.
Lacquered panel with vivid red-orange ground, depicting dark green leafy branches with small round orange-red blossoms, set within a black lacquer frame with gilt metal corner fittings.
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Red-lacquered Bookcase with Decorative Paintings
Place Made
Korea
Date Made
Joseon dynasty (1392-1910), 19th century
Medium
Red lacquer on wood core with green, orange, and yellow painted decoration and brass fittings
Dimensions
55 × 43 × 24 1/4 in. (139.7 × 109.22 × 61.6 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with Museum Funds
Accession Number
M.2000.15.160
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.