Tobacco box, 1800-1888
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1800-1888
During the Choson period (1392-1910) boxes such as this one were used by wealthy gentlemen as storage containers for tobacco. It was common to embellish boxes of this type with auspicious motifs. The sliding lid of this example is decorated with the Chinese character for 'double happiness'.
This tobacco box is decorated over its entire surface with diaper designs. The sliding lid is fastened with a spring. The centre of the top side is occupied by a large double happiness character.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Length: 10.2 cm; Width: 6.7 cm; Height: 6.4 cm
- Materials and techniques
- Inlaid iron and silver
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Korea
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O22264
- Museum object number
- 1842-1888
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
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