Trefoil-shaped covered box with decoration of chrysanthemums

Trefoil-shaped covered box with decoration of chrysanthemums

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Lacquer, celadon, or bronze ensembles composed of four trefoil boxes surrounding a larger round or flower-shaped box served as containers for cosmetics or incense. Very few Goreyo-period lacquer boxes with mother-of-pearl inlay have survived; this is a particularly fine example.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Trefoil-shaped covered box with decoration of chrysanthemumsTrefoil-shaped covered box with decoration of chrysanthemumsTrefoil-shaped covered box with decoration of chrysanthemumsTrefoil-shaped covered box with decoration of chrysanthemumsTrefoil-shaped covered box with decoration of chrysanthemums

The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.