designed 1927, manufactured 1931-1938
80.3 × 55.2 × 79.4 cm (31 5/8 × 21 3/4 × 31 1/4 in.)
Private Collection; [Galerie Francois Laffanour, Paris] sold; to David Teiger, Bernardsville, NJ; The Estate of David Teiger, gift; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2017.
Walnut with upholstered seat
18th centuryBritishWood
18th centuryDutchPainted and stained wood
20th centuryDutchWood
20th centuryGermanBirch and plywood
20th centuryAmericanGilt bronze. Probably made in Sichuan province; probably recovered at Lelang (also spelled Lo-lang; Korean, Naknang), near T'o-sông-ni, southwest of P'yôngyang, Korea.
1st century CEChineseRed-lacquer-coated wood, the designs painted in black, green, and ochre lacquers on the red-lacquer ground; with a two-character inscription reading "Li Wang" inscribed in "lishu" (clerical script) on the underside in raw lacquer, the two-character inscription probably meaning "[Good] luck [to] Wang." Probably made in Sichuan province; probably recovered at Lelang (also spelled Lo-lang; Korean, Naknang), near T'o-sông-ni, southwest of P'yôngyang, Korea.
1st century CEChineseWood
17th-18th centuryBritishWood, upholstered
20th centuryFinnishWood, painted, with metal fasteners
20th centuryDutchBronze, lead on eyes
2nd-3rd century CERomanWood
20th centuryFinnish