Stool

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

While usually used around the house, these stools doubled as seats on litter-bearer platforms. Holes drilled into the legs enabled them to be attached to the platform; the person sitting on the stool steadied himself by resting his heels on the bottom rung and grasping the sides of the seat.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.

Metropolitan Museum of Art