Lot 27
27
AN UNUSUAL HUANGHUALI FOOTSTOOL WITH ROLLERS, GUNDENG

Details
AN UNUSUAL HUANGHUALI FOOTSTOOL WITH ROLLERS, GUNDENG
LATE 16TH/EARLY 17TH CENTURY

The wide rectangular top frame divided by a central stretcher, set on either side with two cylindrical rollers, the straight waist and beaded apron formed from a single piece of wood, supported on short, stout legs terminating in low, flat hoof feet
6¼in. (16cm.) high, 23¼in. (59cm.) wide, 12 5/8in. (32cm.) deep
Literature
Wang et al., Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture, p. 26, no. 13

Lot Essay

Footstools such as this one were intended to stimulate circulation and would have been produced singly

Compare the larger stool with six wumu rollers included in the exhibition, The Dr. S. Y. Yip Collection of Classic Chinese Furniture, and illustrated by Grace Wu Bruce in the Catalogue, no. 59