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Huanghuali square table & yokeback chair (© Burrell Collection)
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© Burrell Collection

Huanghuali square table & yokeback chair (© Burrell Collection)

Huanghuali square table & yokeback chair

Artist: Artist not known

Location: Burrell Collection

Date: 1) 1500 - 1650; 2) 1600 - 1650

Materials: Huanghuali wood

Dimensions: 1.) 82.5 x 97cm; 2.) 98.2 x 61cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £8,500 (Total: £32,500)

Vendor: Trustees of Sir William Burrell

Review number: 3980 (1993)

Provenance:
Trustees of Sir William Burrell.

Description:
Both table and chair were made for domestic use from Huanghuali wood, the principal hardwood employed by Chinese cabinetmakers during the classic period of Chinese furniture, betwen the mid 16th and mid 18th centuries.

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