Detail View: The AMICA Library: Couch Bed (lohan cg'uang)
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AMICA ID:
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MIA_.97.129a-e
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AMICA Library Year:
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2002
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Name:
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artist unknown
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Creator Nationality:
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Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
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Creator Name-CRT:
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artist unknown
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Title:
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Couch Bed (lohan cg'uang)
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View:
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Front
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Creation Date:
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17th century
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Creation Start Date:
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1600
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Creation End Date:
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1699
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Materials and Techniques:
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chi-ch'ih-mu hardwood
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Classification Term:
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Furniture
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Dimensions:
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H.32-1/8 x W.81-3/4 x D.50-7/8 in. (overall)
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Component Measured:
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overall
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Measurement Unit:
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in
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Owner Location:
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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ID Number:
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97.129a-e
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton
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Rights:
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Context:
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This large waisted couch is constructed primarily from t'ieh-li-mu, a hardwood with a coarse, fibrous structure that is extremely dense and strong. Less expensive than huang-hua-li but, equal in strength, it was a good timber to meet the structural demands imposed by the long spans of the standard couch bed frame. Perhaps because he was working with a wood that lacked the innate beauty of huang-hua-li, the cabinetmaker has created visual interest by decorating the three solid board rails with dragon roundels carved in high relief. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MIA_.22483c.tif
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