SAPFM Museum Furniture Collection

Low Table (kang zhuo) with Dragons in Clouds

Low Table (kang zhuo) with Dragons in Clouds, 1600s–1700s, Rosewood (huanghuali) and metal

Date: 1600s–1700s
Medium: Rosewood (huanghuali) and metal
Dimensions: Overall: 29 x 97.2 x 69.2 cm (11 7/16 x 38 1/4 x 27 1/4 in.)
Form: Table
Origin: China
Culture: China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644) or Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
Museum: Cleveland Museum of Art
Accession: 1964.228
Credit line: Severance and Greta Millikin Collection

Note the curved legs, the elaborate openwork carving, and metal-fitted corners in the form of bats.

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