Highlights
Iron Padlock with Silver-inlaid Taegeuk Design
  • Nationality/Period

    Korea

  • Materials

    Metal - Iron

  • Category

    Housing - Daily Utensils - rocking device - furniture lock

  • Dimensions

    7.3×4.5㎝

  • Accession Number

    Namsan2453

This iron padlock is decorated with silver-inlaid designs. The pattern of the Chinese character “卍” indicates the basic principles of the universe, and is related in some way with the meaning of the taegeuk design (meaning auspiciousness).