Small Chest with Inner Drawers
1700s
Maker Unknown
Chinese Art
Small Chest with Inner Drawers, 1700s. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Rosewood (huanghuali) and metal; overall: 40.7 x 41.3 x 35.6 cm (16 x 16 1/4 x 14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Miss Mildred F. Walker 1982.117 This small chest fitted with drawers and a tray was used to store seals, cosmetic utensils, or other necessities of daily life. Chests were portable and placed on tables or shelves and were secured with a metal pin inserted through the metal loops on the front panels. The rare tropical hardwood (huanghuali) would have been only affordable to individuals of a higher social status. The top lifts up to gain access to the storage area below and allows the front doors to open, revealing 5 interior drawers.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Furniture and woodwork
- Formatted Medium
- Rosewood (huanghuali) and metal
- Medium
- rosewood, huanghuali, metal
- Dimensions
- Overall: 40.7 x 41.3 x 35.6 cm (16 x 16 1/4 x 14 in.)
- Departments
- Chinese Art
- Accession Number
- 1982.117
- Credit Line
- Gift of Miss Mildred F. Walker
- Exhibitions
- The Year in Review for 1982, Stories From Storage, China through the Magnifying Glass: Masterpieces in Miniature and Detail
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 010 Focus Gallery
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