Lock for Chest / Artist Unknown, Korea
About this Item
Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2009/2.89
- Title
- Lock for Chest
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Korea
- Artist Nationality
- Korean
- Medium and Support
- metal
- Object Creation Date
- 1875-1925
- Credit Line
- Gift of Ok Ja Chang and the Chang Family
- Dimensions
- 1.59 cm x 5.4 cm x 5.4 cm (5/8 in. x 2 1/8 in. x 2 1/8 in.)
- Primary Object Classification
- Furniture and Furniture Accessories
- Primary Object Type
- lock
- Physical Description
- A round metal lock meant to lock a chest. The front of the metal disc is decorated with a line carving of a Korean character surrounded by multiple carved circles and bulb-like motifs. Around the central design is a ring of larger circles.
- Secondary Keywords
- asian
- case furniture
- components
- components and systems
- components by general context
- descriptors
- east asian
- furnishings
- furnishings by form or function
- furniture
- furniture by form or function
- hardware
- inorganic material
- keys and key components
- materials
- materials by composition
- objects we use
- people and culture
- storage and display furniture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 3888 x 2592
- File Size
- 1 MB
- Record
- 2009/2.89
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2009-sl-2.89/2009_2_89.jpg
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"Lock for Chest; Artist Unknown, Korea." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2009-sl-2.89/2009_2_89.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 13, 2024.