Box
pre 1994 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Square box made of different coloured Korean paper made by the artist Kim Jin-sun.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Coloured paper with papercut decoration |
| Brief description | Square box of multi-coloured paper made by the Korean artist Kim Jin-sun. Decorated with paper-cuts. |
| Physical description | Square box made of different coloured Korean paper made by the artist Kim Jin-sun. |
| Production type | Unique |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs Springflower Reveley |
| Object history | Historical significance: The papercut decoration is in the form a meander pattern, which can also be seen on metal objects from the Choson period (1392-1910AD). On two "Yo-ui" (S-shaped ornament) dating to the 17th C.AD., now in the collection of the National Museum of Korea, this type of meander pattern has been inlaid with silver wire. |
| Production | Image also shows FE.2-1999, FE.6-1999, FE.7-1999, FE.8-1999, FE.9-1999, FE.10-1999 and FE.11-1999. |
| Bibliographic reference | Kim, Jin-sun. Exhibition. Seoul, 1994. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FE.5:1,2-1999 |
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| Record created | January 13, 2000 |
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