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Portable Chest (Xiang)Late Ming dynasty, about 1550-1644

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Lacquered wood portable chest in deep oxblood red, comprising two stacked rectangular cases with horizontal ridged panel surfaces, joined by a large arching handle, on a scalloped base

Unknown, Portable Chest (Xiang), Late Ming dynasty, about 1550-1644, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eric Gillberg, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Portable Chest (Xiang)
Culture
Chinese
Place Made
China
Date Made
Late Ming dynasty, about 1550-1644
Period
Late Ming dynasty
Medium
Brown lacquer on wood core with wickerwork
Dimensions
22 1/2 x 18 1/4 x 10 11/16 in. (57.15 x 46.36 x 27.15 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eric Gillberg
Accession Number
M.78.121.4
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Chinese and Korean Art
Selected Bibliography
  • P.Y.K.L. Chinese Lacquer. Chinese University of Hong Kong, Institute of Chinese Studies, Art Gallery Exhibition, October - December 1974. Exhibition catalogue.
  • Kuwayama, George. Far Eastern Lacquers. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1978.