Producer unknown to us
Sunglasses with case
Asia, North Korea
20th century
Horn, cardboard, stingray skin; coated, carved
Gift to the museum by the Embassy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK, North Korea) in 1958
OAs 16727 a, b
On 8 September 1958, the Embassy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea donated 184 items pertaining to everyday life, to Korea’s traditional court culture, and to contemporary arts and crafts to the Leipzig museum to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the founding of the North Korean state. Among them were a stone desk set, as well as these sunglasses with the corresponding case. The majority of the donated objects were presented to the public for the first time in a special exhibition set up at the museum on short notice.
Dietmar Grundmann