Zhang Zhoujie
Spider Chair

DesignerChinese, born 1984
CultureChinese
Titles
  • Spider Chair
Datedesigned 2009–2011, made 2014
MediumBrass, edition 1/12
Dimensions28 1/8 × 23 5/8 × 21 7/16 in. (71.5 × 60 × 54.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Cecily E. Horton, the Design Council, 2024, Joan Morgenstern, Anne Kinder, Kerry Inman, and Cyvia Wolff in honor of Cindi Strauss
Object number2024.297
Non exposé

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Object Type
ProvenanceThe designer; [Gallery All, Shanghai, 2014]; purchased by MFAH, 2024.
Exhibition Historyn/a
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signature, date, and edition engraved on underside of seat: Zhang Zhoujie [Chinese charatcers] / 2014 02 15 / 01/12
Signature engraved on underside of seat: Zhang Zhoujie [Chinese charatcers]
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