Chinese alcove bed

Description

Chinese alcove bed, Zhejlang province, Qing dynasty, circa 18th century, wood. Museum of Cinquentenaire (Brussels, Belgium). Made with ReMake and ReCap from AutoDesk. This type of bed-alcove was not only used to sleep at night. You could go there during the day to read quietly, or have a private conversation with someone. Sometimes a table was placed in front of the bed, so that one could write or take an informal meal. This bed consists of two parts: a vestibule with small cupboards, for example shoes and clothes, and the back part where the mattress was. For more updates, please follow @GeoffreyMarchal on Twitter.