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This elegantly simple table would have been used to hold books, small objects, or the Chinese zither (qin). Its
rectilinear design and butterfly-corner legs with stretchers are derived from early box construction.
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晚明 黃花梨條几
Title: Side Table
Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Date: 16th century
Culture: China
Medium: Wood (huanghuali, or Dalbergia odorifera)
Dimensions: H. 34 in. (86.4 cm); W. 54 1/4 in. (137.8 cm); D. 17 1/2 (44.5 cm)
Classification: Furniture
Credit Line: Purchase, The Vincent Astor Foundation Gift, 1976
Accession Number: 1976.193.5a–c
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