A HUANGHUALI BALANCE STAND, TIANPINGJIA

Details

A HUANGHUALI BALANCE STAND, TIANPINGJIA
EARLY 17TH CENTURY

The two side posts joined by the humpback upper rail above a plain crossbeam, supported at the base by two pairs of large standing spandrels, the stand with two long drawers of well-figured grain with a central face plate composed of two rectangular sections and flanked by four pulls in the shape of finger citron, the metal mounts on the upper and lower sections of the side posts flush with the wood, the balance scales of later date
34 5/8in. (88cm.) high, 24in. (61cm.) wide, 9 7/8in. (25cm.) deep (12)

Literature

Curtis Evarts, "Uniting Elegance and Utility: Metal Mounts on Chinese Furniture", JCCFS, Summer 1994, p. 42, fig. 21
Wang et al., Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture, p. 186, no. 90

Lot Essay

Compare the stand included in the exhibition, Ming Furniture, and illustrated by Grace Wu Bruce in the Catalogue, no. 32. Another closely related stand, but without the metal balance, is illustrated by Robert H. Ellsworth in Chinese Furniture, p. 230, no. 145. See, also, the stand included in the exhibition, The Dr. S. Y. Yip Collection of Classic Furniture, illustrated by Grace Wu Bruce in the Catalogue, no. 68