Detail View: The AMICA Library: Table Screen

AMICA ID: 
MIA_.97.26.3
AMICA Library Year: 
2000
Object Type: 
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Name: 
Unknown
Creator Nationality: 
Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
Creator Role: 
artist
Creator Name-CRT: 
artist unknown
Title: 
Table Screen
View: 
Front
Creation Date: 
1619
Creation Start Date: 
1619
Creation End Date: 
1619
Materials and Techniques: 
huang hua-li, green marble
Classification Term: 
Miscellaneous
Dimensions: 
H.25-1/2 x W.22-3/4 x D.10-1/4 in. (overall)
Component Measured: 
overall
Measurement Unit: 
in
AMICA Contributor: 
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Owner Location: 
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
ID Number: 
97.26.3
Credit Line: 
Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton
Rights: 
Context: 

Table screens were typically used to block drafts and screen desktop objects from sight. They were often inset with decorative panels such as ta-li marble evoking landscapes or, as the case here, heavily patterned serpentine which would have been admired for its natural abstract beauty.

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