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Padlock with dragon and cloud designs

Korean
Joseon dynasty, 1392–1910
2019-289

Information

Title
Padlock with dragon and cloud designs
Medium
Iron with silver inlay
Dimensions
10.8 × 42.8 × 4.5 cm (4 1/4 × 16 7/8 × 1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Richard and Ruth Dickes
Object Number
2019-289
Place Made

Asia, Korea

Description
Large padlock composed of two parts, a U-shaped outer sleeve with inlaid silver design of a dragon among clouds, and an inner unit that slots into the sleeve from one end. Once locked, a long key would have been used to release the inner unit.
Culture
Korean
Period
Chosen
Type
metalwork, padlocks
Subject
dragons, clouds

–2010 Dr. Robert and Bernice Dickes (New York), by descent to Richard and Ruth Dickes (Morristown, NJ).
2010–2019 Richard and Ruth Dickes (Morristown, NJ), by gift to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2019.

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