Box with floral scrolls, late 19th early - 20th century, Unknown Korean, 7 1/16 × 7 1/2 × 14 in. ( × × cm), Black lacquered wood with mother-of-pearl inlay and brass wire, Korea, 19th-20th century, Lacquer boxes from the late Joseon period are frequently decorated with floral scrolls like those seen here. The petals and leaves are made of mother-of-pearl inlaid on the black lacquer ground, while the graceful, curvilinear stems are made of twisted wire

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