Box
1850-1950 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Pear wood box with hinged lid, decorated almost entirely with chased brass plates in the shape of butterflies, tortoises, bats, birds and baskets of flowers. Lock plate and padlock engraved with plum blossom and characters.
Colour: Brown
Colour: Brown
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Wood and brass |
| Brief description | Wooden box with hinged lid, decorated with metal plates and corners, early 20th C |
| Physical description | Pear wood box with hinged lid, decorated almost entirely with chased brass plates in the shape of butterflies, tortoises, bats, birds and baskets of flowers. Lock plate and padlock engraved with plum blossom and characters. Colour: Brown |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss Christobel Hardcastle |
| Bibliographic reference | Liz Wilkinson. Birds, Bats & Butterflies in Korean Art. London: Sun Tree Publishing, Singapore, 1996. pp.50-51. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FE.227:1-1974 |
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| Record created | February 14, 2000 |
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