http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/109934/half-moon-table-gallery-label-current ArtsConnectEd.org Art Collector Set: Half Moon Table: Gallery Label - Current http://www.artsconnected.org/images/favicon.png http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/109934/half-moon-table-gallery-label-current 16 16 http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/109934/half-moon-table-gallery-label-current Sat, 01 Jun 2002 00:00:00 -0400 <table cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Title</td> <td><h3>Half Moon Table: Gallery Label - Current</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Author</td> <td><h3>Minneapolis Institute of Arts</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Date</td> <td><h3>2002-05-28</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label" style="padding-right:7px;">Institution</td> <td>Minneapolis Institute of Arts</td> </tr> </table><br/>This robust half-round table is an early example of a rare form. Huang-hua-li half-moon tables do not seem to have been made in great numbers and only a few Ming examples have survived. It is assumed that these tables were originally made in pairs to be placed together to make a circular table or separated and placed against a wall.<br /> <p>The sixteenth-century carpenter's manual, <i>Lu-pan Ching</i>, clearly sets out the construction criteria for such tables including the half-width back legs seen here that would form a whole when placed together with their mate. The solid construction of this table with its generous use of timber, supporting cross-stretchers, thick cusped aprons, and archaic style feet (called "double-hoof" feet) suggest that it is one of the earlier examples of half-round tables to survive.</p> http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/109934/half-moon-table-gallery-label-current This robust half-round table is an early example of a rare form. Huang-hua-li half-moon tables do not seem to have been made in great numbers and only a few Ming examples have survived. It is assumed that these tables were originally made in pairs to be placed together to make a circular table or separated and placed against a wall. The sixteenth-century carpenter's manual, Lu-pan Ching, clearly sets out the construction criteria for such tables including the half-width back legs seen here that would form a whole when placed together with their mate. The solid construction of this table with its generous use of timber, supporting cross-stretchers, thick cusped aprons, and archaic style feet (called "double-hoof" feet) suggest that it is one of the earlier examples of half-round tables to survive. " type="image/jpeg" />This robust half-round table is an early example of a rare form. Huang-hua-li half-moon tables do not seem to have been made in great numbers and only a few Ming examples have survived. It is assumed that these tables were originally made in pairs to be placed together to make a circular table or separated and placed against a wall. The sixteenth-century carpenter's manual, Lu-pan Ching, clearly sets out the construction criteria for such tables including the half-width back legs seen here that would form a whole when placed together with their mate. The solid construction of this table with its generous use of timber, supporting cross-stretchers, thick cusped aprons, and archaic style feet (called "double-hoof" feet) suggest that it is one of the earlier examples of half-round tables to survive. " type="image/jpeg" />Copyright Minneapolis Institute of ArtsMinneapolis Institute of Arts