Temple Throne
CultureChinese
Date18th century
MediumWood and lacquer
DimensionsOverall: 38 x 32 x 18 inches (96.52 x 81.28 x 45.72 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number33-1457
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DescriptionThrone chair with arms, lacquered red with elaborate gold trim across the back.ProvenanceFu Hsiang Ssu Temple, Peking (modern-day Beijing) [1];
With Ch'ung Teh Heo, Peking, by August 21, 1933;
Purchased from Ch'ung Teh Heo, through Laurence Sickman, by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1933.
NOTES:
[1] According to Sickman's purchase documentation, Nelson-Atkins Archives, RG01/01 Director's Office Records, Paul Gardner, 1932-53, box 5, folder 41, Sickman Accounts 1932-36.
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