Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

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Title

Armchair

Subject

Furniture

Source

Lunuganga Trust, Lunuganga

Date

1980-1999

Relation

Detail, of arm
Detail, gbl_4_1

Identifier

gbl.4

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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 c. reconstruction by Bawa office. Identical chair at his Colombo house.

Citation

"Armchair," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #635, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/635 (accessed May 3, 2026).

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