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Facebook - Nationality/Period
Joseon Dynasty
- Materials
Bone, Horn and Shell - Inlaid Ox Horn Layer
- Category
Housing - Daily Utensils - Stationary - Pencil Case
- Dimensions
H. 12.5cm, W. 20.0cm
- Accession Number
Namsan 1645
Hwagak refers to a Korean traditional decorative technique whereby ox-horn was flattened into paper-thin half-transparent plates, after which patterns were drawn inside the plates with mineral dye, and then the plates were attached to items made with wood or bamboo. To make this brush container, ox-horn plates were adjusted to fit the size of the container’s faces, and then attached to them. The front and back of the container feature drawings of a pine tree, a magpie, a tiger, bamboo and a crane, while the two sides exhibit a chrysanthemum, a peach, a pine tree and a crane.
