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Side Table
The collection record classifies this work as furniture and woodwork. It is dated 1600s. Recorded culture or place: China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644) or Qing dynasty (1644-1911).
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- Museum title
- Side Table
- Date
- 1600s
- Culture / origin
- China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644) or Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
- Materials and technique
- Rosewood (huanghuali)
- Dimensions
- Overall: 86.4 x 199.4 x 41.9 cm (34 x 78 1/2 x 16 1/2 in.)
- Artist / maker
- Not specified by the museum
- Museum
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Accession number
- 1964.229
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The following description is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art’s original English record.
Long, rectangular tables were often placed against a wall to hold candlestands, flower vases, or incense burners. It was customary to hang ancestor portraits, images of religious figures, or seasonal paintings above the table that would convey auspicious wishes and blessings to the family.
The high legs show stylized cloud-shaped spandrels. At each end of the table, between the recessed legs, are carved openwork panels with a lively dragon motif.
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The Cleveland Museum of Art · Severance and Greta Millikin Collection · CC0
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