long narrow table unadorned; simple straight lines; wider feet; raised end pieces cover table top end grain and provide stops at each end

Long Table, c. 1600

Unknown artist, Chinaexpand_more

Huang-hua-li hardwoodexpand_more

Gift of Ruth and Bruce Daytonexpand_more  96.124.2

Not on Viewexpand_more

Comprised of only eleven pieces of wood, this beautifully proportioned side table consists of a solid plank top to which the four corner legs have been attached without the usual reinforcing with stretchers or "giant's arm braces." The result is an exceptionally simple and minimalist frame called "four-sides-square." The epitome of restraint, it is made possible by unusually complicated joins that at once secure each leg to two aprons and the top at the corner.

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Long Table
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long narrow table unadorned; simple straight lines; wider feet; raised end pieces cover table top end grain and provide stops at each end

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