Covered incense box
Covered incense box
Covered incense box
Covered incense box
Covered incense box
Covered incense box
Covered incense box
Covered incense box

Currently not on view

Princeton Collects

Covered incense box,

ca. 19th century

Korean
Joseon dynasty, 1392–1910
2022-127 a-b

Information

Title
Covered incense box
Dates

ca. 19th century

Medium
Turned wood
Dimensions
h. 10.9 × diam. 11.6 cm (4 5/16 × 4 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Robert D. Mowry
Object Number
2022-127 a-b
Place Made

Asia, Korea

Culture
Korean
Period
Chosen
Type
ceramics

Purchased by Robert D. Mowry (b. 1945) in Seoul, during service as a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer in Korea (1967–1969), 1969; brought to the United States upon his return to begin graduate studies, August 1969; collection of Robert D. Mowry, 1969–2022; gifted to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2022.

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