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Table


Table. Walnut wood, inlaid with flowers and foliage in mother of pearl. Modern Chinese.

Object details

Object type
Table
Parts
This object consists of 5 parts.

  • Table (Kang)
  • Leg
  • Leg
  • Leg
  • Leg
Brief description
Woo, China, furniture, 19th century
Physical description
Table. Walnut wood, inlaid with flowers and foliage in mother of pearl. Modern Chinese.
Dimensions
  • Height: 26cm
  • Length: 78cm
  • Width: 42.3cm
Object history
Purchased from the Paris Exhibition, 1867, accessioned in 1869. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
(Paris Exhibition, 1867).
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
652:1-1869

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O483192/table/
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