Lot Essay
An example in the Beijing Central Academy of Arts and Crafts with a smaller seat frame and straighter, thinner legs is illustrated by Wang Shixiang in Classic Chinese Furniture, p. 61, no. 15
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A PAIR OF HUANGHUALI RECTANGULAR WAISTED STOOLS, CHANGFANGDENG
LATE 16TH/EARLY 17TH CENTURY
The soft-mat seat set in a rectangular framed top with 'ice-plate' edge above a straight waist and simple beaded apron formed from a single piece of wood, supported on elegant C-curved, beaded legs of square section terminating in hoof feet, joined by slightly recessed humpback stretchers
20 1/8in. (51cm.) high, 22in. (56cm.) wide, 18½in. (47cm.) deep (2)
LATE 16TH/EARLY 17TH CENTURY
The soft-mat seat set in a rectangular framed top with 'ice-plate' edge above a straight waist and simple beaded apron formed from a single piece of wood, supported on elegant C-curved, beaded legs of square section terminating in hoof feet, joined by slightly recessed humpback stretchers
20 1/8in. (51cm.) high, 22in. (56cm.) wide, 18½in. (47cm.) deep (2)
Literature
Wang Shixiang, "Jianyue Minglian" ("The Beauty of Ming Furniture"), GWY, May 1993, no. 122, P. 5
Wang Shixiang, "The Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture in California", JCCFS, Autumn 1993, p. 47, no. 2
Sarah Handler, "The Ubiquitous Stool", JCCFS, Summer 1994, p. 14, fig. 17
Wang et al., Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture, p. 34, no. 16
Wang Shixiang, "The Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture in California", JCCFS, Autumn 1993, p. 47, no. 2
Sarah Handler, "The Ubiquitous Stool", JCCFS, Summer 1994, p. 14, fig. 17
Wang et al., Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture, p. 34, no. 16