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Lot 18
An Antique Korean Tansu Chest
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), 19th century, chest with hinged fold down top, hardware has birth symbols to lock mount and tie hinges, floral hardware and mounts for handles to upper portion of front, handles flank both sides of the chest, raised on two wooden risers running front to back, no key for lock, has not been examined open.

29 1/2 x 32 1/4 x 15 3/4 in.

From the Collection of the late Keith Stanley, Professor Emeritus of Classical Studies at Duke University, North Carolina

Wear, scratches, some losses at edges, some slight warping to wood; some stress cracks to wood on top of chest and to the back; no key for lock.