Lot 116
116
A BAMBOO-FORM HUANGHUALI DAYBED, TA

17TH/18TH CENTURY

Details
A BAMBOO-FORM HUANGHUALI DAYBED, TA
17th/18th Century
The soft-mat top enclosed within a mitred frame with double rounded edge above a cushion molding, the round-section legs braced by a 'wrap-around' humpback stretcher with four supporting pillar-shaped struts on the long sides and one on the short sides
20in. (52.5cm.) high, 83in. (212cm.) wide, 25in. (63.5cm.) deep

Lot Essay

Similar daybeds are quite rare. Compare the example illustrated by Wang Shixiang in Classic Chinese Furniture, p. 263, pl. 12. A zitan example with thicker legs, from the Hung Collection, is illustrated in the Catalogue, p. 105, no. 32.