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Beautiful Rare Silver and Coral Eunjangdo with Very Fine Floral Design


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Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Korean: Metalwork: Pre 1900: Item # 1323037

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Beautiful and Rare Korean Joseon Dynasty Silver and Coral Eunjangdo with Very Fine Floral Design. The eunjangdo was worn by a woman of rank as a chest pendant and a symbol of her social standing. This dagger also served as a tool to save women from personal humiliation or peril, not by attacking an assailant but by killing themselves, under the Confucian moral obligation of medieval Korea 'to remain faithful to one spouse'. 4 inches, 10 cm.