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나전 칠 모란 넝쿨 무늬 서류상자 조선|螺鈿漆牡丹唐草文書類箱子 朝鮮|Stationery box decorated with peony scrolls

Unknown Artist

18th century

나전 칠 모란 넝쿨 무늬 서류상자 조선|螺鈿漆牡丹唐草文書類箱子 朝鮮|Stationery box decorated with peony scrolls by Unknown Artist

Medium

Lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl

Dimensions

H. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm); W. 15 in. (38.1 cm); L. 22 3/8 in. (56.8 cm)

Classification

Lacquer

Culture & Period

Korea · Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015

Accession Number

2015.500.3.5a, b

Tags

Peonies

Art Historical Context

This exquisite stationery box from 18th Joseon Korea (139–1910) showcases the pinnacle of Korean lacquer craftsmanship.ed as a practical yet luxurious container for documents, brushes, inkstones—essentials Confucian scholars—it measures a compact H. 5⅜ in. (13. cm) by W.15 in. (38. cm) by L. 22⅜ in. (.8 cm), making it ideal for a scholar's desk travel. The box is adorned intricate peony scroll motifs rendered in the renowned *najeon* technique: thin mother-of-pearl shells meticulously cut, polished, and inlaid into black lacquer layers, then sealed with additional lacquer for a luminous, irid...

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