Minneapolis Institute of Art

Throne-Form Mirror Stand

China

Date

late 16th–early 17th century

Medium

Huanghuali hardwood

Department

Asian Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Designed for the dressing table, this small mirror cabinet contains three drawers in its base surmounted by a three-sided, openwork frame resembling a throne with two arms and a tall back. The five-carved panels of the back display confronting dragons, a lotus pond with ducks and plum blossoms. The lower side panels are decorated with the swastika-shaped wau character denoting ten thousand good works. A round mirror would have been supported within the upper frame. China, Asia

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