Armchair, one of a pair with F1989.59

Object Details

• Description

  Jichimu (Ormosia hosiei) armchair with curved members and projecting crest rail and handgrips (sichutou guanmaoyi). Back splat paneled with burl (probably yingmu) in three sections with a design of a round aperture in the top panel and a round-cornered rectangular opening in the bottom panel. The chair has a footrest in front and the legs are joined by rectangular stretchers near the base. Woven reed seat on top of a hard panel. One of a pair with F1989.59.

• Provenance

  To 1990

  Mr. LaRue Lutkins, Sterling, Virginia. [1]

  From 1990

  Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Mr. and Mrs. LaRue Lutkins, Sterling, Virginia. [2]

  Notes:

  [1] Purchased by the donor at a Beijing furniture market sometime just prior to World War II. See Curatorial Remark 3 in the object record.

  [2] See note 1. Also see Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920 file, Collections Management Office.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Mr. and Mrs. LaRue Lutkins

• Origin

  China

• Credit Line

  Gift of Mr. and Mrs. LaRue Lutkins

• Type

  Furniture and Furnishing

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• Date

  1600s, 1790s

• Name

  Lutkins, LaRue

• Place

  China

• Topic

  Art, Wood, Chinese Art, Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Furniture, Furnishings