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Lot 502

Sale 2026 - Asian Works of Art
Sep 27, 2024 10:00AM ET
Live / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$3,000 - 5,000
Price Realized
$1,905
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

Lot Description

A Fine Korean Mother-of-Pearl, Shagreen, and Wire Inlaid Two-Door Chest, Joseon Period
李氏朝鮮 黑漆鑲螺鈿方角櫃
Joseon Period (late 19th Century)

delicate in its design of a pair of tigers each confronting a dragon. Under bamboo trees, the tiger with its head turned over the shoulder and upward to the dragon above with its jaw opened, the tail extending from the ridged spine; the dragon with an opened jaw revealing the tongue, the snake-form body flows among auspicious clouds, and the head is applied with elaborate horns, spines, and whiskers. Perfectly fitted with six interior drawers that feature chrysanthemums over two hinged doors, raised on a bracket-footed base with aprons of floral scrolls and scalloped clouds.
Overall height 39 x length 37 1/8 x width 18 1/2 in., 99 x 94 x 47 cm.

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