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Altar Table

CultureChinese
Date18th century
MediumHuang-hauli wood
DimensionsOverall: 30 × 48 3/4 × 20 inches (76.2 × 123.83 × 50.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth Hay Bechtel
Object number67-46/4
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DescriptionRectangular table with upturned ends and narrow apron. Front legs, rectangular in shape, convex in front, grooved at either side; stretchers between front and back legs, at both top and bottom.Provenance

Elizabeth Hay Bechtel;

Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1967.

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