JAPANESE AND KOREAN ART 23 march 2022

788
788
A SHELL-INLAID LACQUER BOX AND COVER
Joseon dynasty (1392-1897), 19th century
The rectangular box with a hinged cover, decorated in inlaid iridescent
shell against a black-lacquer ground sprinkled with flecks of shell, the
upper surface of the cover with roundels containing the characters
Bog (Fuku) and Su (Kotobuki), the sides with larger roundels containing
birds, flowering plum trees, and bamboo, and dragonflies and grape
vines, the interior lined with fabric, with a circular gilt-brass lock plate
8 x 15 1/4 x 5 1/2in (20.3 x 38.7 x 14cm)
$6,000 - 8,000
788
789
A SHELL-INLAID LACQUER BOX AND COVER
Joseon dynasty (1392-1897), 19th century
Of shallow rectangular form with a flush-fitting cover decorated on the
upper surface in inlaid iridescent shell with two cranes holding fungi in
their beaks, fruiting peach branches, and clouds, the edges and the
sides with fretwork
7 x 13 1/4 x 1 3/4in (17.8 x 33.6 x 4.4cm)
$4,000 - 6,000
789
150 | BONHAMS