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Box with mother-of-pearl inlay


나전매죽문상자, 螺鈿梅竹文箱
Korean
Joseon dynasty
17th–18th century
Object Place: Korea

Medium/Technique Lacquer on wood with inlaid mother-of-pearl decoration and metal fittings


Dimensions L. 26.5 cm (10 7/16 in.), w. 26.5 cm (10 7/16 in.), h. 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of Charles Bain Hoyt—Charles Bain Hoyt Collection
Accession Number50.1685a-b
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsLacquer works

Catalogue Raisonné MFA Highlights: Arts of Korea (2012), pp. 126-7
ProvenanceBy 1948, Charles Bain Hoyt (b. 1889 - d. 1949), Camden; 1950, bequest of Hoyt to the MFA (Accession Date: May 11, 1950).