Lot Essay
A similar example of this variation on the "four sides flush", simianping, type construction, a classic in Ming furniture, is illustrated by Grace Wu Bruce, Ming Furniture, p. 9, fig. 3
17TH CENTURY
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A SMALL HUANGHUALI WAISTLESS SIDE TABLE WITH CORNER LEGS, XIAOZHUO
17th Century
Of simianping, "four sides flush" form, with well-figured, rectangular single-panel top set in a thick frame resting directly on a plain apron supported by elegantly proportioned legs terminating in neat hoof feet and joined by high humpback stretchers
34¼in. (187cm.) high, 36¼in. (92.1cm.) wide, 22 1/8in. (56.2cm.) deep
17th Century
Of simianping, "four sides flush" form, with well-figured, rectangular single-panel top set in a thick frame resting directly on a plain apron supported by elegantly proportioned legs terminating in neat hoof feet and joined by high humpback stretchers
34¼in. (187cm.) high, 36¼in. (92.1cm.) wide, 22 1/8in. (56.2cm.) deep