id: 140246
accession number: 1964.228
share license status: CC0
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1964.228
updated: 2022-05-10 09:00:48.511000
Low Table (kang zhuo) with Dragons in Clouds, 1600s–1700s. China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644) or Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Rosewood (huanghuali) and metal; overall: 29 x 97.2 x 69.2 cm (11 7/16 x 38 1/4 x 27 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection 1964.228
title: Low Table (kang zhuo) with Dragons in Clouds
title in original language: 黃花梨雲龍紋炕桌
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creation date: 1600s–1700s
creation date earliest: 1600
creation date latest: 1799
current location:
creditline: Severance and Greta Millikin Collection
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culture: China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644) or Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
technique: Rosewood (huanghuali) and metal
department: Chinese Art
collection: China - Ming Dynasty
type: Furniture and woodwork
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CREATORS
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measurements: Overall: 29 x 97.2 x 69.2 cm (11 7/16 x 38 1/4 x 27 1/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: The Severance and Greta Millikin Collection
opening date: 1990-07-05T04:00:00
The Severance and Greta Millikin Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 5-September 2, 1990).
title: Stories From Storage
opening date: 2021-02-07T05:00:00
Stories From Storage. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-May 16, 2021).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
David Ketel, the Netherlands
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(Frank Caro [1904–1980], New York, NY, sold to Severance and Greta Millikin)
date: ?–1961
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Severance A. [1895–1985] and Greta [Marguerite Steckerl] Millikin [1903–1989], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
date: 1961–64
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1964–
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fun fact:
Note the curved legs, the elaborate openwork carving, and metal-fitted corners in the form of bats.
digital description:
Originally, low tables were placed on a kang, a raised platform made of brick and heated by a fire underneath, which served as a bed and living space on cold winter days in northern China. During the daytime, these platforms could accommodate two sitters with a kang table placed between them.
In the warmer south, kang tables were used on daybeds made of wood. By the Ming and Qing dynasties, furniture makers used rare tropical hardwood, such as huanghuali, known as rosewood.
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Handler, Sarah. Austere Luminosity of Chinese Classical Furniture. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2001.
page number: Reproduced: fig. 11.16, p. 174
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IMAGES
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