Lot Essay
Refer to Evarts, "Simplicity and Integrity", JCCFS, Summer 1992, for a discussion of the unusual construction of this table where the frame-and-panel top simulates the appearance of a single plank
Details
A HUANGHUALI NARROW TABLE, TIAOJI
17TH CENTURY
Of elegant, slim proportions, the frame-and-panel top cleverly constructed to resemble a single solid board and terminating in everted flanges at the ends, supported at the corners on legs of square section with hoof feet, the underside with three supporting transverse braces
34¼in. (87cm.) high, 72 3/4in. (185cm.) wide, 16½in. (42cm.) deep
17TH CENTURY
Of elegant, slim proportions, the frame-and-panel top cleverly constructed to resemble a single solid board and terminating in everted flanges at the ends, supported at the corners on legs of square section with hoof feet, the underside with three supporting transverse braces
34¼in. (87cm.) high, 72 3/4in. (185cm.) wide, 16½in. (42cm.) deep
Literature
Curtis Evarts, "Simplicity and Integrity: The Anatomy of a Masterpiece", JCCFS, Summer 1992, pp. 4-12
Curtis Evarts, "The Artistry of Chinese Furniture Joinery: A Manifold Expression", Orientations, January 1993, p. 56, fig. 11
Wang et al., Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture, p. 108, no. 51
Curtis Evarts, "The Artistry of Chinese Furniture Joinery: A Manifold Expression", Orientations, January 1993, p. 56, fig. 11
Wang et al., Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture, p. 108, no. 51