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Cloisonné was used in the production of luxury furniture starting in the sixteenth century. The colorful birds and flowers decorating this seat would have added an extra touch of brilliance in a blossoming garden.
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明晚期 銅胎掐絲琺瑯花鳥紋座墩
Title: Garden seat with birds and flowers
Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Date: late 16th–17th century
Culture: China
Medium: Cloisonné enamel
Dimensions: H. 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm); W. 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm); D. 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm)
Classification: Cloisonné
Credit Line: Gift of Edward G. Kennedy, 1929
Accession Number: 29.110.16
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