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Painting table

16th century

Tables with inserted shoulder joints, and tapering legs with cloud-shaped carved feet, are rare. The tabletop shows off the wood grain, and the legs are locked into the top by means of exposed tenons. The large scale makes it ideal for painting. It also provides a spacious surface to display objects from a scholar's collection.

Huanghuali (yellow rosewood)

33 1/2 × 28 1/4 x 68 in. (85.1 × 71.8 x 172.7 cm)

Margaret E. Fuller Purchase Fund

89.179

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Pure Amusements: Wealth, Leisure, and Culture in Late Imperial China, Dec. 24, 2016 - May 15, 2022.

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