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Side Table
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About this work
Long, rectangular tables were often placed against a wall to hold candlestands, flower vases, or incense burners. It was customary to hang ancestor portraits, images of religious figures, or seasonal paintings above the table that would convey auspicious wishes and blessings to the family. The high legs show stylized cloud-shaped spandrels. At each end of the table, between the recessed legs, are carved openwork panels with a lively dragon motif.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineSide Table (黃花梨小長桌), 1600s. China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644) or Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Rosewood (huanghuali); overall: 86.4 x 199.4 x 41.9 cm (34 x 78 1/2 x 16 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.229
