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Collection Online as of June 26, 2022

Top Chest of a Double Cabinet

1600s

Part of a set. See all set records

China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644) - Qing dynasty

(1644-1911)

Red lacquer on wood with pigment and gilding

Overall: 152.4 x 89.5 x 41.9 cm (60 x 35 1/4 x 16 1/2 in.); Pin: 10.5 x 1.6 x 0.4 cm (4 1/8 x 5/8 x 3/16 in.)

Bequest of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1997.124.2

Location

not on view

Provenance
?-1997
Mrs. A. Dean [Helen Wade Greene] Perry [1911-1996], Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art
1997-
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Citations
Wilson, J. Keith. "Powerful Form and Potent Symbol: The Dragon in Asia." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 77, no. 8 (1990): 286-323. Reproduced: p. 307; Mentioned: pp. 307, 322 www.jstor.org
Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1997.124.2