The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of January 22, 2020

Incense Box with Dragon Design

용무늬 화각함 (龍文華角函)

1600s-1700s

Korea, Joseon dynasty

(1392-1910)

Painted wood with flattened ox-horn inlay

Diameter: 7.2 cm (2 13/16 in.); Overall: 3.6 cm (1 7/16 in.)

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1988.54

Location

not on view

Citations
Ye, Yong-hae. "Hwagakjang." Ye Yong-hae chŏnjip. Sŏul: Taewŏnsa, 1997. Reproduced: 669. www.dbpia.co.kr
Chŏng, Myŏngho. "Han'guk kongye kwahakkisul paltalsa: Hwagak kongye e taehan yŏn gu rŭl chungsim ŭro." The Journal of History and Practical Thought Studies 15-16, 1 (2000): 543-612. Mentioned: p. 543-612. www.dbpia.co.kr
Suh, Sang En, 2001. A Study on Peculiarity of Horn Painting Artwork Focusing on Horn Painting Box: With emphasis on horn painting box. MA thesis, Daegu University. Daegu: RISS/KDC. (Publication No. KDC 634. 2 4.) www.riss.kr
Munhwajae Yŏn'guso. "Hwagakjang." Chungyomuhyŏngmunhwajae = Intangible Cultural Property. Taejŏn Kwangyŏksi: Taewŏnsa, 2011. www.dbpia.co.kr
Hong, Sun Ah. "A Study on Phoenix Pattern of Hwagak Craft from Late Chosun Period to Early 20th Century." The Journal of Korean Historical-folklife 50, no. 6 (2016): 277-309. www.riss.kr
Exhibition history

CMA 1989: "Year in Review 1988," Bull., 76 (Feb. 1989), p. 75, no. 218

The Year in Review for 1988. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 1-May 14, 1989).

Scholar's Studio. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 26-December 31, 1989).

Asian Autumn: Later Korean Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 22, 1992-January 3, 1993).

Source URL: https://cmaweb23-bbn-2.clevelandart.org/art/1988.54