Yokeback Armchair, One of Pair
Asian Art
MEDIUM
Huanghuali wood
DATES
first half 17th century
DYNASTY
Ming Dynasty
PERIOD
Late Ming Dynasty
DIMENSIONS
43 5/8 x 24 x 23 in. (110.8 x 61 x 58.4 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Asian Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
78.246.2
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Alice Boney
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
This pair of armchairs, with well-proportioned and graceful linear contours and emphasis on the natural grain and color of the huanghuali hardwood, embodies the qualities of restrained elegance associated with Chinese furniture design from the Ming (1368-1644) and early Qing (1644-1911) dynasties. Yokeback armchairs that have top rails and arms with protruding ends, as depicted here, are known in China as the official's hat armchairs (guanmaoyi) or the official's hat armchairs with four protruding ends (sichutou guanmaoyi).
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Yokeback Armchair, One of Pair, first half 17th century. Huanghuali wood, 43 5/8 x 24 x 23 in. (110.8 x 61 x 58.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Alice Boney, 78.246.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 78.246.1_78.246.2_SL3.jpg)
IMAGE
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