LATE MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY

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A HUANGHUALI YOKE-BACK ARMCHAIR, NANGUANMAOYI
LATE MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
The straight crestrail is supported on curved rear posts and the S-shaped splat is carved with a ruyi-form medallion. The arm rails are supported on slender tapering standing stiles and curved front posts that continue through the seat to form the front legs. The mat seat is set within a rectangular frame above plain beaded apron and spandrels. The whole is raised on legs of round section joined by stretchers to each side and a footrest at the front.
47 5⁄8 in. (121 cm.) high, 23 7⁄8 in. (60.5 cm) wide, 17 3⁄4 in. (45 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

The ‘southern official's hat’ armchair differs from the official's hat armchair in that its crest rail continues into the back rails as opposed to extending beyond them. A pair of huanghuali ‘southern official’s hat’ armchairs of similar proportions with shaped aprons and spandrels, dated to the early 17th century, is in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, illustrated by R. Jacobsen and N. Grindley, Classical Chinese Furniture in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, 1999, pp. 52-53.

This item is made of a type of Dalbergia wood which is subject to CITES export/import restrictions since 2 January 2017. This item can only be shipped to addresses within Hong Kong or collected from our Hong Kong saleroom and office unless a CITES re-export permit is granted. Please contact the department for further information.

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