A Twelve-sided Wood Hat Box
Joseon dynasty (late 19th century)
Made to contain a gentleman's hat, fitted with a brass hinge-lock on rectangular lockplate and with back hinge and plate, the wood finished a deep, reddish-brown with gloss varnish; the interior wood unpolished
8 1/8in. (20.5cm.) high; 10¼in. (26.2cm.) diameter
A Twelve-sided Wood Hat Box
Joseon dynasty (late 19th century)
Made to contain a gentleman's hat, fitted with a brass hinge-lock on rectangular lockplate and with back hinge and plate, the wood finished a deep, reddish-brown with gloss varnish; the interior wood unpolished
8 1/8in. (20.5cm.) high; 10¼in. (26.2cm.) diameter
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