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Lamqua Chinese
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Design for a hall lamp in the shape of a Chinese palace lantern. The hexagonal body of the lantern is built up out of a red or red painted wooden structure and has brighlty colored painted glass sides with an image of a blossoming branch at the center.
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Title: Design for a Hall Lamp
Artist:
Lamqua (Chinese, 19th century)
Date: ca. 1800–1810
Medium: Watercolor and gouache
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 5/16 × 15 11/16 in. (31.2 × 39.8 cm)
Mount: 15 9/16 × 18 7/8 in. (39.5 × 48 cm)
Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1962
Object Number: 62.635.212
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