Chest (in three pieces) / Artist Unknown, Korea

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Accession Number: 2009/2.24A-C
Title: Chest (in three pieces)
Artist: Artist Unknown, Korea
Artist Nationality: Korean
Medium and Support: wood inlay
Object Creation Date: 1875-1925
Credit Line: Gift of Ok Ja Chang and the Chang Family
Dimensions: 134.94 cm x 95.25 cm x 42.55 cm (53 1/8 in. x 37 1/2 in. x 16 3/4 in.)
Physical Description: Two large wooden chests stacked on top of each other. They each feature a set of small doors in the center with silver corners, knobs, and hinges. The top chest has an open-shelf area just underneath the table-top. The wood inlay of the chests create a geometric - square and rectangle pattern of the raised wood.
Primary Keywords: chests; inlays; korean
Secondary Keywords: applied decoration; asian; biological components; components; components and systems; components by specific context; descriptors; design elements; east asian; people and culture; styles and periods; styles and periods by region; the human body; torsos
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Record: 2009/2.24A-C
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2009-sl-2.24a-c/ri_go2009_27_1abc.jpg

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Full citation: "Chest (in three pieces); Artist Unknown, Korea." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2009-sl-2.24a-c/ri_go2009_27_1abc.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.