Bookshelf, late 17th century
Unknown artist, Chinaexpand_more
Huang-hua-li hardwood, ebony (wu-mu) and tie-li-muexpand_more
Gift of Ruth and Bruce Daytonexpand_more 96.122a-c
On View in Gallery 216expand_more
The bookcase was commonly used in the scholar's study to store books and scrolls and to display collectibles. Few examples combining huang-hua-li and ebony remain, and this work uses a less expensive hardwood, tie-li-mu, in the shelving, which when set with objects had less visibility than the huang-hua-li frame and ebony shelf rails.
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- Title
- Bookshelf
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 96.122a-c
- Curator Approved
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