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Lot Essay
The recessed-leg table is one of the most prevalent forms of Chinese furniture. The simple lines, rounded legs, and pairs of stretchers, is also among the most versatile and recognizable forms found in classical Chinese furniture construction intended for practical use. The basic proportions were adapted to make long narrow tables such as the present lot, tiao’an, or large painting tables, pingtou’an, and other types such as smaller tables, benches and stools. This form of table is referred to in the Lu Ban Jing as a 'Character One Table' due to its similarity in profile to the single horizontal stroke of the Chinese character for the number one.
Many examples of this type were sold at auction and are included in prominent collections, while the present table distinguished itself with the beautifully grained single-plank table top. Compare with a table formerly in the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture Collection, sold at Christie’s New York, 19 September 1996, lot 75, and illustrated by Wang et. al., Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture, San Francisco and Chicago, 1995, p. 114, no. 54. Another table of this design proportion, but lower and with a single-board top, is illustrated by R. D. Jacobsen and N. Grindley, Classical Chinese Furniture in the Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, 1999, p. 112, no. 40.
This item is made of a type of Dalbergia wood which is subject to CITES export/import restrictions since 2 January 2017. This item can only be shipped to addresses within Hong Kong or collected from our Hong Kong saleroom and office unless a CITES re-export permit is granted. Please contact the department for further information.
Many examples of this type were sold at auction and are included in prominent collections, while the present table distinguished itself with the beautifully grained single-plank table top. Compare with a table formerly in the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture Collection, sold at Christie’s New York, 19 September 1996, lot 75, and illustrated by Wang et. al., Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture, San Francisco and Chicago, 1995, p. 114, no. 54. Another table of this design proportion, but lower and with a single-board top, is illustrated by R. D. Jacobsen and N. Grindley, Classical Chinese Furniture in the Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, 1999, p. 112, no. 40.
This item is made of a type of Dalbergia wood which is subject to CITES export/import restrictions since 2 January 2017. This item can only be shipped to addresses within Hong Kong or collected from our Hong Kong saleroom and office unless a CITES re-export permit is granted. Please contact the department for further information.