SAPFM Museum Furniture Collection

Roundback Armchair: Lohan Type

Roundback Armchair: Lohan Type, 1600s–1700s, Rosewood (huanghuali)

Date: 1600s–1700s
Medium: Rosewood (huanghuali)
Dimensions: Overall: 85.4 x 58.4 cm (33 5/8 x 23 in.)
Form: Chair
Origin: China
Culture: China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644) or Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
Museum: Cleveland Museum of Art
Accession: 1955.40.1
Credit line: The Norweb Collection

The horseshoe-shaped back of this chair is joined without glue or nails.

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