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Lot Essay
Based on the classic forms, the basic proportions of recessed-leg tables such as the present lot were also adapted to make large painting tables, smaller tables, benches and stools. The form is referred to in the Classic of Lu Ban, as a 'character one' table (yi zi zhuo shi), due to its similarity in profile to the single horizontal stroke of that Chinese character.
The squared scroll design on the apron is a common decorative motif, as seen on the altar table illustrated by S. Handler, Ming Furniture in the Light of Chinese Architecture, Berkeley and Toronto, 2005, p. 145.
The squared scroll design on the apron is a common decorative motif, as seen on the altar table illustrated by S. Handler, Ming Furniture in the Light of Chinese Architecture, Berkeley and Toronto, 2005, p. 145.