Object
Two-tiered wardrobe with ten longevity symbols
- Red lacquerware with mother-of-pearl inlay
- Joseon dynasty, late 19th–early 20th century
- Bequest of Lee Kun-Hee, 2021
- Collection of National Museum of Korea
This two-tiered wardrobe was used to store clothes, socks, and textiles. The wardrobe is covered with red lacquer and decorated densely with ten longevity symbols and a landscape. The central patterns used the jureumjil technique while branches and rocks were crafted with the kkeuneumjil technique. Details of the deer, birds, and leaves are realistically depicted with the engraving (mojobeop) technique. The red lacquer–an exclusive varnish to the royal family-sets it apart from typical Joseon woodwork. Butterfly-shaped handles with a taegeuk design indicate its late 19th or early 20th-century origin.
