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Lacquered Wood Document Case Inlaid with Mother of Pearl Fish
 
This unique lacquered wood document case is decorated with a mother of pearl design in which a pair of carp jumps out of the water in a dramatic pose. The details of the fish, including scales and fins as well as the foam, are captured in minute detail. A favorite subject for arts and crafts in Korea and China, carp symbolize the success in life; this representation comes from a Chinese legend in which the fish became a dragon as soon as it arrived at the head of the Yellow River in spring. In Korea, it is also a symbol of filial piety following a folk tale in which a son searches deep mountain valleys in the middle of winter to catch the fish for his aged mother. Read More

Size: 16.1"W x 11.6"D x 5.1"H (41 x 29.5 x 13cm)
 
Artist Seong Yong
Item number: 2908
 
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