Low Table
Original Language Title明 黃花梨木炕几
CultureChinese
DateMing dynasty (1368-1644)
MediumHuanghuali wood
DimensionsOverall: 36 × 14 3/4 × 13 1/2 inches (91.44 × 37.47 × 34.29 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number46-77
On View
On viewGallery Location
- 202
Collections
Gallery LabelTraditionally, Chinese people sat on mats on the floor, and scholars used tables such as this one to write calligraphy. By the Ming period (1368–1644), however, many Chinese people sat on chairs or couches. This relatively high table might be a couch table, like the one around the corner.
Dr. Otto Burchard;
Purchased from Dr. Otto Burchard by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1946.
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