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Roundback Armchair: Lohan Type

Roundback Armchair: Lohan Type, 1600s–1700s, Rosewood (huanghuali)
Date
1600s–1700s
Medium
Rosewood (huanghuali)
Dimensions
Overall: 86 x 58.4 cm (33 7/8 x 23 in.)
Form
Chair
Origin
China
Culture
China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644) or Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Accession
1955.40.2
Credit line
The Norweb Collection
Similar chairs with low, straight backs were presumably used by women or in a less formal context.
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