Box with Many Angles

Kim Seol Korean

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Kim Seol draws from various traditional methods to create new techniques, such as the blending and layering of red and black lacquer or the addition of tofu to texture the resin. With this box she creates a complex asymmetrical shape with no identical surfaces and complicates the ornamentation by combining incising and inlay techniques. She contrasts the bright white opacity of the inlaid quail eggshell with the pearly luster of the mother-of-pearl.

Box with Many Angles, Kim Seol (Korean, born 1955), Ottchil lacquer, hemp, quail eggshell, tofu, and abalone shell, Korea

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