Lot Essay
A similar huanghuali stand, but with a serpentine top, is illustrated by Wang et.al, Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture, p. 182, no. 86 and sold in these rooms September 19, 1996, lot 1. Compare, also, the example from the Jingguantang Collection, illustrated by Grace Wu Bruce, Ming Furniture, no. 36
and sold in these rooms March 20, 1997, lot 1
and sold in these rooms March 20, 1997, lot 1