Lacquered wood with mother of pearl and silver inlays Korea, 15th – 16th centuries in the Joseon Dynasty The mother of pearl inlays on this early Choson Dynasty lacquered wooden box are all neatly incised and form the image of two confronted dragons facing off on either side of a flaming jewel with a backdrop of scalloped clouds, on the lid and all four sides. These mythical scenes are framed by floral inlaid borders and thin silver borders all around. Inside the box is a tray which can be taken out, lacquered in red same as the interior and the underside of the lid. The exterior shows a chocolate brown lacquer coating. Shape: Rectangular box Dimensions: 31 cm (length), 12 cm (height), 17 cm (width) Condition: consistent with age, age crack to lid, very minor material loss to inlays or rims, few touch ups, the four little feet are later additions Provenance: Austrian private collection Literature comparison: For two other Joseon Dynasty dragon inlaid lacquer boxes, later in the Joseon Dynasty see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, "Splendors of Korean Art," October 1, 2016–September 22, 2018, Accession Nr. ‘2015.500.3.7a, b’ and Christie’s, The Ten Signs of Long Life: The Robert Moore Collection of Korean Art, 18 March 2014, NEW YORK, lot 706. For inlaid lacquer stationary boxes, dating to the same period as our example see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, "Splendors of Korean Art," October 1, 2016–September 22, 2018, Accession Nr. ‘2015.500.3.1a, b’ and Sotheby’s, PLAYTHINGS FROM THE COLLECTION OF EDWARD T. CHOW, CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, ASIAN LACQUER, 27 MAY 2014, HONG KONG, lot 901. 罕見的朝鮮王朝嵌螺鈿“祥雲飛龍”方盒 木胎上漆，嵌螺鈿和銀 韓國, 十五至十六世紀朝鮮王朝 這件早期朝鮮王朝黑漆木盒上鑲嵌的珍珠貝母，全部整齊切割，在火珠的兩側形成雙龍對峙局面。四周祥雲環繞。這神話般的場景四邊由花卉紋螺鈿與銀色邊框構成。 盒子內部是一個托盤，可以取出，上紅漆，與內部和蓋子的下側相同。外部顯示深褐色漆塗層。 方形 尺寸：31 x 12 x 17cm (長x高x寬) 與年代相符，蓋子部分有開裂，鑲嵌物和邊緣部分材料損失很少，少有碰觸，四足為後期添置 奧地利私人收藏 文獻參考：另外兩件朝鮮王朝龍紋鑲嵌漆盒可見紐約大都會藝術博物館"Splendors of Korean Art" 展覽，2016年10月1日-2018年9月22日, 編號 ‘2015.500.3.7a, b’ 與佳士得The Ten Signs of Long Life: The Robert Moore Collection of Korean Art, 2014年3月18日，紐約，706號拍品。 蘇富比《仇焱之珍玩：中國瓷器及工藝精品 - 藝海觀濤：坂本五郎珍藏亞洲漆器》，2014年5月27日，香港，901號拍品。