Chest for Storing Garments

A domed lacquered chest in black lacquer, with mother-of-pearl inlay forming figures, trees, and rocky landscapes across the lid and front. Figures in robes gather around a table and ride in a procession, framed by a studded border and a metal clasp.

Look closer: A small seated figure with a table at the lower center of the front panel, partly hidden by the foreground rocks.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1400s

Medium

lacquered wood with mother-of-pearl inlay

Source

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Size

3400 × 2575 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund