Table

Description

Small table (ji) of red lacquered wood, hexagonal with six legs and a base, and inlaid with a marble panel incised with a poem by Mi Fu of 1069 AD [Xining 2], with storage box: China, Ming or Qing Dynasty, 16th - 17th century

Museum reference

A.1965.536

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Table

Production information

China, East Asia

Date

16th - 17th century

Style / Culture

Ming Dynasty, Chinese
Qing Dynasty, Chinese (Manchu)

Materials

Wood, Lacquer, Marble

Physical description

Wood with applied smooth dark red lacquer; hexagonal stone panel set in the top with an incised poem

Associations

Poet: Mi Fu, 1051 - 1107

Exhibitions

• Looking East: The Lady Ivy Wu Gallery (29 Jul 2011 - 08 Jun 2014)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Chinese Lacquer (1964 - 1964)
  Royal Scottish Museum

References

Catalogue of the collection of Chinese lacquer : as exhibited in the Royal Scottish Museum, 1964 / Sammy Yukuan Lee / Royal Scottish Museum, 1964 / catalogue number: SYL 8