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Clothing box decorated with dragons

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rectangular box with rounded corners and edges. Dark brown color with multicolored designs. Two dragons on top, one on either side, curving around the top surface. The dragons are light brown and gray. The box has a flat top and straight sides. A thin gold line runs along the bottom edge. The box is decorated with various shapes and patterns in shades of brown, gold, and white. The background of the image is a gradient from dark gray at the top to light gray at the bottom. The box casts a slight shadow on the surface below it.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl, tortoiseshell, and ray skin
Culture:
Korea
Dimensions:
600 × 450 px
Museum record:
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