Dynastic Histories Case Maker: Unknown

18th century

Asian Art

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center

Medium

Walnut, 15 cases of various dimensions on two bases

Dimensions

19 × 20 × 9 1/2 in. (48.26 × 50.8 × 24.13 cm)

Credit Line

Gift in memory of Arthur F. and Mary C. Wright

Accession Number

1989.84.1a-z

Geography

China

Culture

Chinese

Period

Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

Classification

Furniture

Disclaimer

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Provenance
Prof. Arthur F. Wright (1913–1976) and Prof. Mary C. Wright (1917–1970), Collection, Guilford, Conn.; by inheritance, Dr. Charles Duncan Wright, Portland, ME; gift in 1989 to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Bibliography

  • David Ake Sensabaugh, The Scholar as Collector: Chinese Art at Yale, exh. cat. (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 2004), 36, 44, no. 52.

Object copyright
No Copyright - United States

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