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A BLACK LACQUER RECTANGULAR BOX
Lot 229

A BLACK LACQUER RECTANGULAR BOX

JOSEON DYNASTY (17TH-18TH CENTURY)

Closed19 March 2024

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USD 18,900

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A BLACK LACQUER RECTANGULAR BOX
JOSEON DYNASTY (17TH-18TH CENTURY)
The long rectangular black lacquer box decorated in gold lacquer with phoenix and cloud on four sides, the interior with pasted sutra paper, iron fittings
6 x 22 3/8 x 5 in. (15.2 x 56.8 x 12.7 cm.)

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A set of three red lacquer boxes with gold lacquered dragon and cloud, finished in similar manner as the current lot, are made to contain diplomatic letters from the Joseon King to the Tokugawa bakufu and are now desinated as Important Cultural Property in Japan (Tokyo National Museum, B-1768; https://emuseum.nich.go.jp/detail?langId=en&webView=&content_base_id=101322&content_part_id=0&content_pict_id=0).