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A RARE HUANGHUALI LAMPSTAND WITH THREE LEGS, SANZUDENGTAI
EARLY 17TH CENTURY
The candle stand set above three pendent, openwork spandrels with scrolling motifs, attached to the upright pole, the pole passing through a circular panel supported on three cabriole legs carved at the shoulders with ferocious animal masks with gaping jaws, flared nostrils and bulging eyes, terminating in ball feet enclosed by scrolling leaves, all set upon inverted lotus flowerheads, the upper portion of the legs connected by brass mounts finely etched with waves, the lower portion joined by a triangular wooden panel
63 3/4in. (162cm.) high, 13in. (33cm.) wide
Literature
Sarah Handler, "Carriers of Light: The Chinese Lampstand and Lantern", JCCFS, Spring 1991, p. 24 and 25, figs. 7 and 7a
Wang Shixiang, "Additional Examples of Classical Chinese Furniture", Orientations, January 1992, p. 49, no. 14
Curtis Evarts, "The Classic of Lu Ban and Classical Chinese Furniture", JCCFS, Winter 1993, p. 43, fig. 23
Wang et al., Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture, p. 166, no. 77
