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Vintage Korean lacquerware vase 113/4” tall mother of pearl inlay Peacocks and Abalone motif featuring a pair of peacocks peonies butterfly’s cricket
Signed studio piece with original label
Kim Gyun artist
• The Name: The name written at the bottom of the sticker is 金均 (Kim Gyun), which is short for Kim Gyun-bae.
• The Seal: The red square stamp (the selected region) explicitly displays his family mark: 金均 (Kim Gyun), serving as his permanent maker's signature on the vessel.
• The Company: He was the craftsman or head master of the Yi Dynasty Lacquerware Co. (Lee-Cho Lacquerware / 李朝漆器社), a renowned twentieth-century Korean studio specializing in high-grade, patented lacquer and mother-of-pearl work (Najeon chilgi).
Kim Gyun-bae was active primarily during the late 1970s and 1980s.
• The Patent Date: His signature dry-lacquer technique (Geonchil) utilized a lightweight core material to modernize traditional shapes. He officially registered his utility model patent for this vase composition on December 11, 1976.
• Peak Production: His studio, Yi Dynasty Lacquerware Co. (이조칠기사), produced these high-grade lacquerware and mother-of-pearl vases throughout the late 1970s and 1980s, capitalizing on a massive revival of traditional Korean decorative arts during that era. This vase most likely dates directly from this late-1970s to 1980s production window
