Stool
CultureChinese
Dateearly 17th century
MediumHuanghuali wood
DimensionsOverall: 20 1/4 × 24 3/4 × 24 3/4 inches (51.44 × 62.87 × 62.87 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number64-4/9 B
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DescriptionOne of a pair of huanghuali round leg stools of a design derived from bamboo manufacture with a seat frame constructed in two parts, the lower section being also convex but smaller in thickness and radius. The frame is drilled for soft seat construction but now with a hard matting seat with recent clay and lacquer to the underside. The round section legs are double-lock mortise and tenoned into the frame and splay slightly in both elevations. The are joined by high humpback stretchers, convex to the outer surface and flat to the inside, mitred at the corners and tenoned into and lapped around the legs with two interlocking double "cash" motifs to each side. 17th century.Gallery LabelThe circular legs and the way the stretcher wraps around the leg imitate features of humble bamboo or reed stools. The original seat was woven cane, but was replaced with a solid seat. We have added a square of silk brocade said to have come from the tomb of an imperial prince.
Mrs. and Mrs. James P. Speer II;
Purchased from Mrs. and Mrs. James P. Speer II by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1964.
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