A Korean celadon oil jar of compressed form with cupped mouth, decorated with floral motifs inlaid in black and white slip, the base incised with a leaf border. Height: 1.4 in; diameter: 2 ½ in. Koryo dynasty, late 12th/13th cent. Ex-Brodie Lodge Collection C.115.
A rare Korean mother-of-pearl inlaid mirror box of rectangular form, the cover lifting to reveal a mirror set above a drawer, decorated on the exterior with floral and diaper inlay with auspicious characters on a black lacquer ground. Brass fittings. Dimensions: 10 ¼ x 7 x 4 ¾ in. Choson dynasty, 19th century.
Inlay losses as shown and some loss of silvering on the mirror.
