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A PAIR OF HUANGHUALI HORSESHOEBACK ARMCHAIRS, QUANYI
17TH CENTURY
The curving toprail continuing in a generous sweep to the arms, sloping down and extending in a curved hook beyond the corner posts with shaped spandrels, the backsplat with an ogival medallion containing a lively pair of entwined chi dragons and with beaded, shaped flanges below the toprail, the back corner posts continuing below the frame, with a soft-mat seat, to the back legs, the legs joined by the low, stepped stretcher and footrest, the front legs with a cusped, arching apron decorated with well-carved scrolling tendrils extending from the beaded edge
39 3/4in. (101cm.) high, 24 2/8in. (62cm.) wide, 18 7/8in. (48cm.) deep (2)
17TH CENTURY
The curving toprail continuing in a generous sweep to the arms, sloping down and extending in a curved hook beyond the corner posts with shaped spandrels, the backsplat with an ogival medallion containing a lively pair of entwined chi dragons and with beaded, shaped flanges below the toprail, the back corner posts continuing below the frame, with a soft-mat seat, to the back legs, the legs joined by the low, stepped stretcher and footrest, the front legs with a cusped, arching apron decorated with well-carved scrolling tendrils extending from the beaded edge
39 3/4in. (101cm.) high, 24 2/8in. (62cm.) wide, 18 7/8in. (48cm.) deep (2)
Literature
Sheila Keppel, "The Well-Furnished Tomb", Part I, JCCFS, Summer 1992, p. 17, fig. 11
Curtis Evarts, "The Classic of Lu Ban and Classical Chinese Furniture", JCCFS, Winter 1993, p. 37, fig. 11
Wang et al., Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture, p. 56, no. 26
Curtis Evarts, "The Classic of Lu Ban and Classical Chinese Furniture", JCCFS, Winter 1993, p. 37, fig. 11
Wang et al., Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture, p. 56, no. 26