17TH-18TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF RED AND BLACK LACQUER YUMU 'SOUTHERN OFFICIAL'S HAT' ARMCHAIRS
17TH-18TH CENTURY
Each chair has a tripartite backsplat inset with a finely carved openwork panel above a plain lacquered panel and shaped beaded apron, further flanked by openwork carving. The mat seat is set in a rectangular frame above a pierced waist and cusped, beaded aprons and shaped spandrels carved with floral motifs. The whole is raised on square-section legs joined by stepped stretchers at the sides and a footrest at the front.
38 3/4 in. (98.4 cm.) high, 21 3/4 in. (55.2 cm.) wide, 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm.) deep

Provenance

Cola Ma, Hong Kong, 1997.

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Lot Essay

A related lacquered yumu 'Southern Official's Hat' armchair, with similarly carved decoration and with elements highlighted in red lacquer, is illustrated by C. Evarts in C. L. Ma Collection: Traditional Chinese Furniture from the Greater Shanxi Region, 1999, pp. 100-101, no. 26.

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