Chest for Storing Garments
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Chest for Storing Garments

TitleChest for Storing Garments
Date1400s 15th century
Mediumlacquered wood with mother-of-pearl inlay
ClassificationLacquer
OriginChina, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) China
Holding institutionThe Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit lineChest for Storing Garments (存放袈裟的箱子), 1400s. China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Lacquered wood with mother-of-pearl inlay; overall: 43 x 56 x 54.7 cm (16 15/16 x 22 1/16 x 21 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1975.10
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“Chest for Storing Garments” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 1400s. It is executed in lacquered wood with mother-of-pearl inlay and classified as lacquer. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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