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Tall, Museum Quality Three Level Dragon Burlwood Chest browse these categories for related items... All Items: Korean: Furniture: Pre 1900: item #805835 Please refer to our stock #0238 when inquiring.
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| This exquisite Samchung-jang (Korean Three Level Chest) will surely be the showcase piece in any collection. The highest standards of traditional Korean refinement were applied to the design and construction of this museum quality masterwork of dragon burlwood (zelkova root). On the rare occasion when you do see an old and fine Korean chest of zelkova, it is always just the panels that are of zelkova, while the frame is pine. This rare chest actually uses zelkova for both the panels and the frame, so that the entire front is zelkova. Even the base is entirely zelkova. Quite stunning! The sides and back are of a fine paulownia wood. We have sold probably a hundred Korean chests over the years, including one like this but with zelkova dragon burlwood only in the panels. It is unlikely that we, or anyone else, will ever have a chest of this age and quality offered for sale again. We also feel that it is safe to say that any other gallery would be asking twice this price for this amazing and rare, museum quality chest. 66.25h x 42.5w x 20.5d inches, 168.5h x 108w x 52d cm. | ||