Lot Essay
Compare a related folding stand sold at Christie's, New York, 16 September, 1999, lot 109.
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LATE 16TH/EARLY 17TH CENTURY
Details
A HUANGHUALI BOOK REST, SHUTUO
Late 16th/early 17th century
Set within a sturdy unadorned rectangular frame with two transverse stretchers, the book rest support frame with two similar molded vertical stretchers which may be tilted up, supported by a smaller rectangular piece with protruding ends atop two stretchers, providing an adjustable viewing angle
8¾in. (22cm.) high, 9½in. (24.5cm.) wide, 11in. (27.7cm.) deep
Late 16th/early 17th century
Set within a sturdy unadorned rectangular frame with two transverse stretchers, the book rest support frame with two similar molded vertical stretchers which may be tilted up, supported by a smaller rectangular piece with protruding ends atop two stretchers, providing an adjustable viewing angle
8¾in. (22cm.) high, 9½in. (24.5cm.) wide, 11in. (27.7cm.) deep
Literature
Grace Wu Bruce, Chan Chair and Qin Bench: The Dr. S Y Yip Collection of Classic Chinese Furniture II, Hong Kong, 1998, cat. 44, pp. 146-147.
Exhibited
Smithsonian Institution, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Washington D.C., 1996-1999.
Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, 18-24 November, 1999.
Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, 18-24 November, 1999.