Scroll Box with Dragon and Phoenix Design
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Scroll Box with Dragon and Phoenix Design

TitleScroll Box with Dragon and Phoenix Design
Date1800s 19th century
Mediumlacquered wood inlaid with mother-of-pearl and twisted brass and copper wire
ClassificationLacquer
OriginKorea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910) Korea
Holding institutionThe Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit lineScroll Box with Dragon and Phoenix Design (나전 용·봉황무늬 서류함 [螺鈿龍鳳文書類函]), 1800s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Lacquered wood inlaid with mother-of-pearl and twisted brass and copper wire; overall: 11.5 x 11.6 x 87 cm (4 1/2 x 4 9/16 x 34 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1990.15
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“Scroll Box with Dragon and Phoenix Design” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 1800s. It is executed in lacquered wood inlaid with mother-of-pearl and twisted brass and copper wire and classified as lacquer. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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