OBJECT OF THE MONTH: FEBRUARY
0300-24
A bamboo folding frame, probably for a mosquito net, each circular section stay hinged at right angles to the next with metal mounts, probably huangdong, the base of which is affixed to a semi-circular metal bracket, the nine stays creating a semi-circular arc over which the mosquito net would be placed. There is a number of small repairs to the hinge joints. When disassembled the frame folds flat.
Qing dynasty, probably 18th or early 19th century.
height (open) 102.87 cm / 40 1/2 in
length (open) 214.63 cm / 84 1/2 in
depth (open) 110.49 cm / 43 1/2 in
A bamboo folding frame, probably for a mosquito net, each circular section stay hinged at right angles to the next with metal mounts, probably huangdong, the base of which is affixed to a semi-circular metal bracket, the nine stays creating a semi-circular arc over which the mosquito net would be placed. There is a number of small repairs to the hinge joints. When disassembled the frame folds flat.
Qing dynasty, probably 18th or early 19th century.
height (open) 102.87 cm / 40 1/2 in
length (open) 214.63 cm / 84 1/2 in
depth (open) 110.49 cm / 43 1/2 in