Square Table
CultureChinese
Date17th century
MediumHuanghuali wood
DimensionsOverall: 34 1/2 × 36 × 36 inches (87.63 × 91.44 × 91.44 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: acquired through the generosity of Sarah and Charles Koester
Object numberF86-8
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DescriptionA huanghuali square table with typical mitred, mortise and tenon frame top with four flush floating panels and three transverse stretchers. The edge of the frame in two parts (?) the upper of standard convex shape, the lower also convex but smaller in thickness and radius. The round section legs, which splay slightly, are double lock mortise and tenoned into the top are joined by a high straight stretcher with two vertical posts between which are rectangular panels with a pierced beaded oval, the stretchers tenon into and lap around the legs. 17th-18th century.Gallery LabelSquare tables such as this were used for dining or for playing board games. Such tables had to be sturdy, yet they used no nails. Their stability comes from tightly fitting mortise-and-tenon joints between the legs, apron, and horizontal stretchers. Notice the way all the surfaces are rounded—no hard edges here!
With Bluett & Sons, Ltd. until 1986;
Purchased from Bluett & Sons, Ltd. by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1986.
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