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Handlinger Visningsindstillinger	Detaljer Remove from selection Add to selection Straits Chinese Collection ObjektnummerB2008-0014-001-0 TitelMother of Pearl Blackwood Chair (pomegranate design) BeskrivelseThe design of two coins on the front apron of the armchair symbolizes wealth. On the backrest, the marble is framed in a wooden border on which there are eight mother-of-pearl inlays that represent the Daoist deities known as the Eight Immortals (Ba Xian, 八仙). Each object is associated with an immortal. When depicted on their own, the objects are referred to as the “Obscure Eight Immortals” (an ba xian, 暗八仙). The panel beneath the armrest is a carving of a pair of gourds inlaid with marble. Like pea pods, gourds are filled with seeds and are symbols of fertility and continuation of family lineage. (NUS Baba House, Architecture and Artefacts of a Straits Chinese Home, Page 51) Genstand kategoriFurniture MaterialeWood, marble, mother of pearl inlay Mål H: 102 cm L: 67.4 cm D: 54.4 cm

ObjektnummerB2008-0014-001-0

TitelMother of Pearl Blackwood Chair (pomegranate design)

BeskrivelseThe design of two coins on the front apron of the armchair symbolizes wealth. On the backrest, the marble is framed in a wooden border on which there are eight mother-of-pearl inlays that represent the Daoist deities known as the Eight Immortals (Ba Xian, 八仙). Each object is associated with an immortal. When depicted on their own, the objects are referred to as the “Obscure Eight Immortals” (an ba xian, 暗八仙). The panel beneath the armrest is a carving of a pair of gourds inlaid with marble. Like pea pods, gourds are filled with seeds and are symbols of fertility and continuation of family lineage. (NUS Baba House, Architecture and Artefacts of a Straits Chinese Home, Page 51)

Genstand kategoriFurniture

MaterialeWood, marble, mother of pearl inlay

Mål

H: 102 cm
L: 67.4 cm
D: 54.4 cm

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