Clothing box decorated with dragons

Korea artist · 19th century

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Coffee
25% of the image
Black · text contrast 12.6:1

Pearl grey
23% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 12.3:1

Slate
20% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.5:1

Pewter
17% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.4:1

Sepia
13% of the image
Brown · text contrast 8.6:1

Taupe
3% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.4:1

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Artist: Korea artist
Date: 19th century
Type: Decorative arts & sculpture
Medium: Lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl, tortoiseshell, and ray skin
Size: H. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm); W. 17 3/4 in. (45.1 cm); L. 28 3/4 in. (73 cm)
Place: Korea
Period: 18th century
Main colour: Grey · lightness 47, colourfulness 5

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

Clothing box decorated with dragons

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