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).