LATE MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY

Details

A ZITAN CORNER-LEG WAISTLESS TABLE, TIAOZHUO
LATE MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
Of simianping (four sides flush), austere and elegant form, the paneled top enclosed in a rectangular frame, with 'giant's arm' braces of square section, the corner legs set at flush right angles to the top and ending in low hoof feet.
31 1/2 in. (80 cm.) high, 27 1/8 in. (68.9 cm.) wide, 18 3/8 in. (44.1 cm.) deep

Provenance

Sold at Christie's New York, 26 March 2003, lot 141

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Lot Essay

Compare a similar huanghuali corner-leg table, but without 'giant's arm' braces, sold at Christie's New York, 16 September 1999, lot 66.

See, also, a huanghuali corner-leg waistless table, sold at Christie's New York, The Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Piccus Collection of Fine Classical Chinese Furniture, 18 September 1997, lot 17.

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