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1145 A MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INLAID BLACK LACQUER 1146 TWO WOOD CABINETS
KOREA, 20TH CENTURY
SMALL TABLE
POSSIBLY KOREA, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
Both cabinets applied with metal fttings and raised on bracket feet
Decorated overall in black lacquer inlaid in mother-of-pearl with
Left: 33 in. (83.8cm.) high, 38 in. (96.7cm.) wide, 17¾ in. (45cm.) deep
a central roundel of three phoenixes in fight amid clouds around
Right: 37¼ in. (94.5cm.) high, 37¼ in. (94.6cm.) wide, 18½ in.
a central fower motif, within a diaper border surrounded by four
(47cm.) deep
further long-tailed birds and leafy fower scroll, all within an
(2)
outer border of diaper pattern, the legs and openwork apron also
$10,000-15,000
decorated with fower scroll and diaper pattern
4æ in. (12.2 cm.) high, 21Ω in. (54.3 cm.) wide, 12æ in. (32.3 cm.) PROVENANCE
deep, Japanese wood box The Irving Collection, nos. 1042 and 1043.
$8,000-12,000
朝鮮 二十世紀 木箱兩件
PROVENANCE
The Irving Collection, no. 3838.
或為朝鮮 十八至十九世紀 黑漆嵌螺鈿小長方桌

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