Lot Essay
Compare a similar kang table, also raised on chucks, but carved with beaded edges and ruyi at the corners, illustrated by C. Clunas, Chinese Furniture, London, 1988, p. 61, no. 50.
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CHINA, MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
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A HUANGHUALI RECTANGULAR WAISTED KANG TABLE
CHINA, MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
With two-panel top set within a rectangular frame with raised, beaded edge, above a plain narrow waist and shaped aprons, the whole raised on four elegantly curved cabriole legs supported on short, square chucks
11 ¾ in. (29.8 cm.) high, 38 ¼ in. (97.2 cm.) wide, 27 5/8 in. (70.2 cm.) deep
CHINA, MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
With two-panel top set within a rectangular frame with raised, beaded edge, above a plain narrow waist and shaped aprons, the whole raised on four elegantly curved cabriole legs supported on short, square chucks
11 ¾ in. (29.8 cm.) high, 38 ¼ in. (97.2 cm.) wide, 27 5/8 in. (70.2 cm.) deep
Provenance
The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, before 1984.
Literature
A. Martin, “American Mandarin,” Connoisseur, November 1984, p. 99.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
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Gemma Sudlow
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