Pair of official hat chairs

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

mediaCollectionId

AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

true

AMICA ID:

MIA_.98.78.2.1

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MIA_.98.78.2.1

AMICA ID

false

AMICA Library Year:

2001

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2001

AMICA Library Year

false

Object Type:

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

Object Type

false

Creator Name:

Unknown

crn

Unknown

Creator Name

false

Creator Nationality:

Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese

crc

Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Role:

designer

crr

designer

Creator Role

false

Creator Name-CRT:

artist unknown

crt

artist unknown

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Pair of official hat chairs

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Pair of official hat chairs

Title

false

View:

Front

rid

Front

View

false

Creation Date:

16th century - 17th century

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16th century - 17th century

Creation Date

false

Creation Start Date:

1500

ocs

1500

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

1699

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1699

Creation End Date

false

Materials and Techniques:

wood, rattan

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wood, rattan

Materials and Techniques

false

Classification Term:

Furniture

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Furniture

Classification Term

false

Dimensions:

H.43-3/8 x W.23-3/4 x D.19 in. (each)

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H.43-3/8 x W.23-3/4 x D.19 in. (each)

Dimensions

false

Measurement Unit:

in

mdu

in

Measurement Unit

false

AMICA Contributor:

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

98.78.2.1

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98.78.2.1

ID Number

false

Credit Line:

Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton

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Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton

Credit Line

false

Rights:

http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html

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<a href="http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html"target="_new">http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html</a>

Rights

false

Context:

These early yokeback armchairs are distinguished by their generous proportions and robust bow-shaped crest rails. In this sense, the chairs relate in form to the wide and stately "meditation" seats of Buddhist monks illustrated in early Chinese paintings. The chairs can be seen as a stylistic interlude between the earlier true meditation chairs with round crest rails and the proportionally taller, more elegant, classic yokeback armchair that had become standard by the late 16th century on view in this gallery. The turned side posts supporting the arms simulate a vase containing a stalk of bamboo symbolizing peace and longevity.

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<P>These early yokeback armchairs are distinguished by their generous proportions and robust bow-shaped crest rails. In this sense, the chairs relate in form to the wide and stately "meditation" seats of Buddhist monks illustrated in early Chinese paintings. The chairs can be seen as a stylistic interlude between the earlier true meditation chairs with round crest rails and the proportionally taller, more elegant, classic yokeback armchair that had become standard by the late 16th century on view in this gallery. The turned side posts supporting the arms simulate a vase containing a stalk of bamboo symbolizing peace and longevity.</P>

Context

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Pair of official hat chairs