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Zitan is a tropical hardwood belonging to the genus
Pterocarpus
and the Leguminosae family, the bulk of it likely to be
Pterocarpus indicus
which grows in India, the Philippines, the Malay peninsula and China's Guangdong province.
Art of Asia
, November-December 1991, Classical Chinese Furniture in Tsu-T'an Wood
Four-post canopy bed
I 0254045A*
Zitan
wood
Chinese, 17th century
Width
211.3 cm
(83 3/16")
Depth
141 cm
(55 1/2")
Height
228 cm
(89 3/4")
Seat Height
52.4 cm
(20 5/8")
Kang table
0136120
Zitan
wood
Chinese, 17th century
Width
64.1 cm
(25 1/4")
Depth
42.9 cm
(16 7/8")
Height
27.5 cm
(10 13/16")
Cloud shaped spandrel
pingtouan
table
0441109
Zitan
wood
Chinese, 16th - 17th century
Width
110.8 cm
(43 3/4")
Depth
40.6 cm
(16")
Height
79.8 cm
(31 7/16")
Kang
table
I 9075099
Zitan
wood
Chinese, 17th-18th century
Width
99.3 cm
(39 1/8")
Depth
34.9 cm
(13 3/4")
Height
33.6 cm
(13 1/4")
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