Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

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Title

Armchair

Subject

Furniture

Source

Lunuganga Trust, Colombo

Date

1975-1999

Relation

Full size, from side
Whole

Identifier

gbc.27

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Period

Late 20th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

82 x 43 x 59 cm.(32 1/4 x 17 x 23 1/4 in.)

Materials

Para mara or Samanea saman

Techniques

Turned and joined

Features

Armchair in Chinese Ming style, with high curving back and armrests, mounted on a platform with footrest.

Notes

20th century reconstruction of 18th century Ming armchair by Bawa office. Identical chair at his Lunuganga house

Citation

"Armchair," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #515, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/515 (accessed May 2, 2026).

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