COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
true
AMICA ID:
MIA_.91.70
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MIA_.91.70
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
2000
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2000
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
oty
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
false
Creator Name:
Unknown
crn
Unknown
Creator Name
false
Creator Nationality:
Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
crc
Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Role:
artist
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artist
Creator Role
false
Creator Name-CRT:
artist unknown
crt
artist unknown
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Cabinet with Pierced Upper Doors
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Cabinet with Pierced Upper Doors
Title
false
View:
Front
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Front
View
false
Creation Date:
about 1550 - 1650
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about 1550 - 1650
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1550
ocs
1550
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1650
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1650
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
huang hua-li hardwood, pai-tung hardwood, metal
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huang hua-li hardwood, pai-tung hardwood, metal
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Furniture
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Furniture
Classification Term
false
Dimensions:
H.79-1/2 x W.40-3/4 x D.19-3/4 in.
met
H.79-1/2 x W.40-3/4 x D.19-3/4 in.
Dimensions
false
Measurement Unit:
in
mdu
in
Measurement Unit
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
91.70
ooa
91.70
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton
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Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html"target="_new">http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
This handsome storage cabinet is constructed entirely in huang-hua-li hardwood including its back and top panels. Only the interior shelves are of soft wood. The upper section of the cabinet, with its latticework doors, was most likely used to display precious objects. Called "confounding the cat cabinets" by some Chinese, it served the dual purpose of protecting display pieces while concealing more mundane objects from view. Versatile cabinets such as this functioned equally well in scholar's libraries, the women's quarters, and public spaces within an upper class Chinese home.
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<P>This handsome storage cabinet is constructed entirely in huang-hua-li hardwood including its back and top panels. Only the interior shelves are of soft wood. The upper section of the cabinet, with its latticework doors, was most likely used to display precious objects. Called "confounding the cat cabinets" by some Chinese, it served the dual purpose of protecting display pieces while concealing more mundane objects from view. Versatile cabinets such as this functioned equally well in scholar's libraries, the women's quarters, and public spaces within an upper class Chinese home.</P>
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MIA_.5673c.tif
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MIA_.5673c.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false