This chest made from zelkova wood has a hinged front-opening panel decorated with brass hinges, a lock and strenthening plates. (Zelkova is grown in Korea, and is a hardwood known for its dramatic grain patterns.) The two brass handles are bat-shaped, while the central brass hinge plate is gourd-shaped. This type of furniture, with its plain, restrained design, was thought to be appropriate for a man's room, while more colourful, lacquered chests were used in a woman's quarters. Furniture from this period is frequently decorated with bats (pok), often in the form of metal handles or inlaid in lacquer, as they are regarded as being auspicious since pok means both bat and blessings.