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Lot 286

A rare Korean tortoiseshell and mother of pearl-inlaid lacquered cabinet Joseon dynasty, 18th...

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Lot 286

A rare Korean tortoiseshell and mother of pearl-inlaid lacquered cabinet
Joseon dynasty, 18th...

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Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000

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Lot 286

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A rare Korean tortoiseshell and mother of pearl-inlaid lacquered cabinet

Joseon dynasty, 18th century

The rectangular top above a recess pierced with fylfot side panels above pair of cupboard doors decorated with two confronting dragons, 92cm high, 62cm wide. 

During the Joseon period, lacquer was used predominantly on boxes and furniture, often also inlaid in mother-of-pearl, tortoiseshell and shagreen or ray-skin.

Cf. For a similar cabinet see Christie's, 2 April 2009, lot 388. A number of examples of this type of lacquer on chests and furniture are in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, accession nos. FE.84:1, 2-1974; W.43:1-1938; FE.34-1991.

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