Box with Double-Dragon Design

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Accession Number
2007/2.8
Title
Box with Double-Dragon Design
Artist
Artist Unknown, Korea
Artist Nationality
Korean
Medium and Support
lacquered wood with mother-of-pearl, tortoise shell, and copper wire inlays
Object Creation Date
late 18th century - early 19th century
Object Creation Place
Asia (continent)
Korean Peninsula (peninsula)
Credit Line
Gift of Linda Dresner Levy and Ed Levy, Jr.
Period
Korea, Joseon period (1392-1910)
Dimensions
19.5 cm x 77 cm x 45 cm (7 11/16 in. x 30 5/16 in. x 17 11/16 in.)
Century
18th-19th century
Primary Object Classification and Primary Object Type
Decorative Arts
box
Secondary Object Classification
Furniture and Furniture Accessories
Physical Description
Lacquered wooden box with inlaid mother-of-pearl in double-dragon design. The heads of each dragon stretch diagonally inward from opposite corners of the box, with wide eyes and open mouths. Their bodies curve in and out of the top plane of the box, creating an opposing effect with symmetrical balance. The dragons reach forward towards a flaming orb in the center of the box, called a cintamani, or Buddhist wish-granting jewel. Among the dragons are swirling cloud designs made of inlaid nacre and copper wire.
Subject Matter
Box decorated with double-dragons reaching for cintamani (Buddhist wish-granting jewel).
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descriptors
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wood and wood products
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