Pair of Horseshoe Back Armchairs
Place made:China
General region:Asia
Culture: Chinese
Dynasty: Ming
Date: early- 17th century
Medium: Huanghuali wood
Dimensions:
h. 38 1/2 in. (97.8 cm); w. 26 1/8 in. (66.4 cm); d. 18 in. (45.7 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Ingrid T. Lee in honor of Oliver and Jennifer Lee
Object number: 2011.2.1-2
Label Text
This pair of exquisite chairs is composed of huanghuali, the most prized wood used for Chinese furniture. Each chair features a coiled dragon forming a circular medallion on the central splat near the crest rail. The chairs were previously in the private collection of Laurence Sickman, one of America’s foremost authorities on Chinese art.
(Emily Sano, 2017)
(Emily Sano, 2017)
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