Lot Essay
Compare the zitan example with a lower leg-encircling stretcher and similar upper humpback stretcher from the Chuang Collection illustrated in Shanghai Museum: Chinese Ming and Qing Furniture Gallery, p. 19. For an example in huanghuali with two single vertical braces, see Wang Shixiang, Classic Chinese Furniture, p. 60, no. 12
For a discussion of the influence of bamboo furniture on hardwood pieces, such as "wrap-around" stretchers, see Ronald W. Longsdorf, "Chinese Bamboo Furniture, Its History and Influence on Hardwood Furniture Design", Orientations, January 1994, pp. 76-83
For a discussion of the influence of bamboo furniture on hardwood pieces, such as "wrap-around" stretchers, see Ronald W. Longsdorf, "Chinese Bamboo Furniture, Its History and Influence on Hardwood Furniture Design", Orientations, January 1994, pp. 76-83