A FINE LARGE HUANGHUALI SOUTHERN OFFICIAL'S HAT ARMCHAIR, NANGUANMAOYI

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A FINE LARGE HUANGHUALI SOUTHERN OFFICIAL'S HAT ARMCHAIR, NANGUANMAOYI
16TH CENTURY

The yoke-shaped toprail above the generous S-curved backsplat continuing to the round backposts with slender arrowhead spandrels, each serpentine armrest continuing to the front corner posts with small spandrels at the intersection and supported on a straight, angled side post, the soft-cane seat on square legs with rounded outer edges, all parts original
49¼in. (124.5cm.) high, the seat 26 x 19¾in. (66 x 50.2cm.)

Lot Essay

Compare the nanguanmaoyi with carved ruyi-shaped panel on the backsplat, discussed and illustrated in Wang Shixiang, Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture, Hong Kong, 1990, vol. 1, p. 41 and vol. 2, p. 47, pl. A76