Highlights
Lacquered Sewing Kit Case with Mother-of-Pearl
- Nationality/Period
Joseon Dynasty
- Materials
Wood
- Category
Housing - Daily Utensils - sewing kit - workbasket
- Dimensions
38.5x38.5x9.7 cm
- Accession Number
Sinsu 13352
This gorgeous and elegant sewing kit case is delicately inlaid with mother-of-pearl to form flowers, birds, bamboo, and rocks on its exterior and bedrock, trees, and fish on the bottom of its interior. Even though sewing kit cases are very practical goods, where sewing kits can be kept, many exhibit decorative design characteristics with patterns that symbolize good omens, peace, harmony, fecundity, and long life.