slender round posts, top rail terminates with lingzhi fungus, three rails, including a pair of central rails with cracked-ice latticework; lower latticework shelf

Clothes Rack, 17th century

Unknown artist, expand_more

Huanghuali hardwoodexpand_more

Gift of Ruth and Bruce Daytonexpand_more  96.120.5

Not on Viewexpand_more

The traditional Chinese house had no closets, but the Chinese clothes rack served as a temporary closet, allowing several layers of clothing to be shed or put back on with convenience. It also functioned as a way of displaying fashionable pieces of clothing. While a clothes rack was a common piece of furniture in the sleeping quarters of both men and women, only a few hardwood examples have survived. In spite of several old repairs, this stand has retained its extremely simple design. The top rail is decorated at each end with the ling-chih fungus of immortality and the central panel is comprised of the so-called "cracked ice pattern."

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Clothes Rack
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Artist
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96.120.5
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slender round posts, top rail terminates with lingzhi fungus, three rails, including a pair of central rails with cracked-ice latticework; lower latticework shelf