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PROPERTY FROM A NORTH-AMERICAN CHINESE FAMILY COLLECTION, FORMED DURING THE LATE QING DYNASTY
A ZITAN ARMCHAIR
Details
A ZITAN ARMCHAIR
With elaborately carved openwork splat in the form of elongated, archaistic kui dragons beneath a stylized ruyi head, the curved arm rails with further archaistic scroll and kui dragon heads emerging from the lower rail, the shaped aprons carved with ruyi-head and cloud-form scroll, the whole supported on legs of square section terminating in scroll-form feet and joined by thick stretchers above plain aprons
38 3/8 in. (97.5 cm.) high, 25 in. (64 cm.) wide, 19 3/8 in. (49.2 cm.) deep
With elaborately carved openwork splat in the form of elongated, archaistic kui dragons beneath a stylized ruyi head, the curved arm rails with further archaistic scroll and kui dragon heads emerging from the lower rail, the shaped aprons carved with ruyi-head and cloud-form scroll, the whole supported on legs of square section terminating in scroll-form feet and joined by thick stretchers above plain aprons
38 3/8 in. (97.5 cm.) high, 25 in. (64 cm.) wide, 19 3/8 in. (49.2 cm.) deep
Provenance
Acquired by the grandfather of the present owners, Whampoa, Guangdong, circa 1890-1920s, thence by descent within the family.
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