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Originally, low tables were placed on a <em>kang, </em>a raised platform made of brick and heated by a fire underneath, which served as a bed and living space on cold winter days in northern China. During the daytime, these platforms could accommodate two sitters with a kang table placed between them. <br><br>In the warmer south, kang tables were used on daybeds made of wood. By the Ming and Qing dynasties, furniture makers used rare tropical hardwood, such as <em>huanghuali, </em>known as rosewood.
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140246
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Low Table (kang zhuo) with Dragons in Clouds
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140246
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Low Table (kang zhuo) with Dragons in Clouds
description
Originally, low tables were placed on a <em>kang, </em>a raised platform made of brick and heated by a fire underneath, which served as a bed and living space on cold winter days in northern China. During the daytime, these platforms could accommodate two sitters with a kang table placed between them. <br><br>In the warmer south, kang tables were used on daybeds made of wood. By the Ming and Qing dynasties, furniture makers used rare tropical hardwood, such as <em>huanghuali, </em>known as rosewood.
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1600s–1700s
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CC0
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CC0
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en
wikidata
Q80038190
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Furniture and woodwork
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1
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dimensionsRaw
Overall: 29 x 97.2 x 69.2 cm (11 7/16 x 38 1/4 x 27 1/4 in.)
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China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644) or Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
accession
1964.228
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Rosewood (huanghuali) and metal
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Low Table (kang zhuo) with Dragons in Clouds (黃花梨雲龍紋炕桌), 1600s–1700s. China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644) or Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Rosewood (huanghuali) and metal; overall: 29 x 97.2 x 69.2 cm (11 7/16 x 38 1/4 x 27 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.228
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黃花梨雲龍紋炕桌
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China - Ming Dynasty
didYouKnow
Note the curved legs, the elaborate openwork carving, and metal-fitted corners in the form of bats.
citations
citation
Handler, Sarah. <em>Austere Luminosity of Chinese Classical Furnitur</em>e. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2001.
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Reproduced: fig. 11.16, p. 174
citation
Griswold, William, Xiaofei Tian, Richard Von Glahn, Feng Zhao, S. J. Vainker, Masaaki Itakura, Jiang Wu, et al. <em>China’s Southern Paradise: Treasures from the Lower Yangzi Delta</em>. Edited by Clarissa von Spee. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2023.
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Mentioned and Reproduced: pp. 268–269, no. 124
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Severance and Greta Millikin Collection
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2026-05-29 07:11:44.445000
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140246
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Chinese Art
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China - Ming Dynasty
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Rosewood (huanghuali) and metal
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