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7019 7020

7019
AN INLAID SOAPSTONE TOBACCO BOX
Joseon Dynasty (1392-1897), 19th century
Carved from varigated soapstone with red markings throughout,
rectangular with cut edges and raised on four short supports, the flat
lid inlaid with a ‘double-happiness’ character (ssang-hee) within a
key-fret border in a cream-colored stone
With wood storage box
3 3/8 x 3 5/8 x 4 7/8in (8.6 x 9.2 x 12.5cm)

US$1,500 - 2,000

7020
A RARE COPPER TOBACCO BOX WITH CARVED
DECORATION
Joseon Dynasty (1392-1897), 19th century
Rectancular with a sliding top and hinged handle and carved on all
sides with dragons, a tiger and figures in mountainous landscapes,
the underside carved with a single character

2 3/8 x 3 7/8 x 2 3/8in (6 x 10 x 6.2cm)

US$2,000 - 3,000
7021
A CARVED AND STAINED BAMBOO PAPER HOLDER
Joseon Dynasty (1392-1897), late 19th century
Constructed with seven joined quarter sections of bamboo with a
scalloped-edge, the yellow-hued skin carved and silhouetted against
a dark-stained ground with deer, butterflies and various types of
birds in stylized landscapes set into a wood base carved as bamboo
rhizomes
8in (20.1cm) high
7021
US$4,000 - 6,000
A similar carved and stained bamboo paper holder is illustrated in
Kyong-hee Lee, et. al, Kungnip Chungang Pangmulgwan / National
Museum of Korea, exh. cat. (Seoul, 2010), p. 272, and Choi Sunu,
Han’guk misul ochunryun / 5000 Years of Korean Arts (Seoul, 1978),
pl. 367.

For another example see Han’guk go misul pum jonghap jeon
(Comprehensive exhibition of Korean antique arts), exh. cat. (Midopa
Department Store, 1980), pl. 56.

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