晚明 黃花梨條几|Side Table

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16th century · Wood (huanghuali, or Dalbergia odorifera) · Asian Art

This elegantly simple table would have been used to hold books, small objects, or the Chinese zither (qin). Its rectilinear design and butterfly-corner legs with stretchers are derived from early box construction.

Artist

Unknown

Date

16th century

Medium

Wood (huanghuali, or Dalbergia odorifera)

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Purchase, The Vincent Astor Foundation Gift, 1976