Collection Online as of September 21, 2023
1585
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Carved cinnabar lacquer
Overall: 38.1 x 40.8 x 34.5 cm (15 x 16 1/16 x 13 9/16 in.)
Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund 1961.420
not on view
An inscription on the base of the chest dates it to 1585.
大明萬曆乙酉年製
Da Ming Wanli yiyou nian zhi. "Made in the Reign of Wanli of Great Ming [dynasty], yiyou year [1585]"
Year in Review - 1962. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 24-November 25, 1962).
Powerful Form and Potent Symbol: The Dragon in Asia. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 24-November 25, 1990).