Caption

Elbow rest, Warring States Period 475–221 BCE. Standalone support in the shape of a wavy inverted letter U. Wooden core, primed; covered with multiple layers of black lacquer. Decoration painted with red lacquer with accents of yellow and purple-brown lacquer. Mid-20th century repairs/finish. Chinese; plant and geometric-plant ornament. Height 39.7 cm; length 58.5 cm; width 11.5 cm; base width 15.0 cm., A long, narrow object placed horizontally against a gray background with a smooth, glossy central section that is predominantly black and tapers toward each end, connected to two wider dark end pieces that have scuffed areas showing brownish wear and small decorative swirls in reddish-brown near the inner junctions.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A29_491

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Rights managed

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29.8Mb (374.8Kb) / 20.0in x 5.8in / 6000 x 1735 (300dpi)

Keywords

Elbow rest Warring States Period 475–221 BCE Standalone support shape wavy inverted letter U Wooden core primed covered multiple layers black lacquer Decoration painted red lacquer accents yellow purple-brown lacquer Mid-20th century repairs finish Chinese plant geometric-plant ornament Height 39.7 cm length 58.5 cm width 11.5 cm base width 15.0 cm long narrow object placed horizontally gray background smooth glossy central section predominantly black tapers connected two wider dark pieces scuffed areas showing brownish wear small decorative swirls reddish-brown near inner junctions.