Detail View: The AMICA Library: Bookshelf

AMICA ID: 
MIA_.96.122a-c
AMICA Library Year: 
2000
Object Type: 
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Name: 
Unknown
Creator Nationality: 
Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
Creator Role: 
artist
Creator Name-CRT: 
artist unknown
Title: 
Bookshelf
View: 
Front
Creation Date: 
late 17th century
Creation Start Date: 
1666
Creation End Date: 
1699
Materials and Techniques: 
huang huali hardwood, ebony (wu-mu), tieh-li-mu
Classification Term: 
Furniture
Dimensions: 
H.71 x W.39-1/4 x D.18-1/2 in. (overall)
Component Measured: 
overall
Measurement Unit: 
in
AMICA Contributor: 
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Owner Location: 
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
ID Number: 
96.122a-c
Credit Line: 
Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton
Rights: 
Context: 

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.

Related Image Identifier Link: 
MIA_.5672c.tif