Traveling Basket for Books
Original Language Title素漆編竹提盒 明清之際
CultureChinese
Datelate Ming-early Qing dynasty (17th century)
MediumLacquer and basketry with iron fittings
DimensionsOverall: 20 1/2 × 18 1/4 × 12 inches (52.07 × 46.36 × 30.48 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number64-26
On View
On viewGallery Location
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Collections
Gallery LabelScholars often traveled with books. Lightness and portability was essential, so book cabinets were often made of basketry. Paintings often show servants carrying these cabinets on poles which would be hooked through the small iron handle on top. How far could you carry this portable bookcase?
Nathan Bentz and Co.;
Purchased from Nathan Bentz and Co. by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1964.
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