Candlestand
CultureChinese
Dateearly 17th century
MediumHuanghuali wood
DimensionsOverall: 60 inches (152.4 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number64-4/14 A
On View
On viewGallery Location
- 202
Collections
Gallery LabelGlass was rarely manufactured in China, so other translucent materials were used instead for lanterns. This lantern was made from slices of ox horn that were soaked in warm water and worked together to form a single sheet. The sheets were then hammered thin and shaped into shades and painted on the outside. Imagine how these lanterns would have looked when the candle inside was lit!
James P. (1917-2001) and Blanche Speer, II, Kansas City, MO, by 1964;
Purchased from James P. and Blanche Speer, II, by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1964.
Sarah Handler, “Carriers of Light: The Chinese Lampstand and Lantern,” Journal of the Classical Chinese Furniture Society, vol. 1, no. 2 (spring 1991), 26, fig. 8 (repro.).
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