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PROPERTY FROM THE YUNGMINGTANG COLLECTION
A PAIR OF BLACK-LACQUERED YUMU LOWBACK ARMCHAIRS, NANGUANMAOY,
SHANXI, 18TH CENTURY,
Details
A PAIR OF BLACK-LACQUERED YUMU LOWBACK ARMCHAIRS, NANGUANMAOY,
SHANXI, 18TH CENTURY,
the curving toprail of each elmwood 'southern official's chair' above an S-curved retangular backsplat carved with a shou character within a round medallion, the hard panel seat with 'ice-plate' edge, the legs joined by kunmen-shaped aprons
37 1/8in. (94cm.) high, 23½in. (59.5cm.) wide, 19 1/8in. (2)
SHANXI, 18TH CENTURY,
the curving toprail of each elmwood 'southern official's chair' above an S-curved retangular backsplat carved with a shou character within a round medallion, the hard panel seat with 'ice-plate' edge, the legs joined by kunmen-shaped aprons
37 1/8in. (94cm.) high, 23½in. (59.5cm.) wide, 19 1/8in. (2)
Literature
Classical and Vernacular Chinese Furniture in the Living Environment, Hong Kong, 1998, pp. 120-1, no. 12.