A HUANGHUALI THREE-SHELF BOOKCASE, JIAGE

17TH CENTURY

Details

A HUANGHUALI THREE-SHELF BOOKCASE, JIAGE
17th Century
Of unusually wide proportions, the four corner posts of the frame with rounded edge supporting the top and three shelves, the upper shelf board forming the top of the three drawers set with rectangular metal pulls, a three-sided railing raised above each shelf board and comprising a wide panel with a raised band along the humped top, separated from the conforming humped stretcher above by pairs of well-spaced pillar-shaped struts at the back, the four corner posts extending to form the feet joined by a straight apron widening to curvilinear spandrels
71 7/8in. (182.5cm.) high, 48 3/8in. (122.9cm.) wide, 17 7/8in. (45.4cm.) deep

Literature

Curtis Evarts, ''Classical Chinese Furniture in the Piccus Collection'', JCCFS, Autumn 1992, p. 22, fig. 27

Lot Essay

Comparable sets of shelves are rare. An example with two drawers and a more elaborate arrangement of fencing is illustrated in Shanghai Museum: Chinese Ming and Qing Furniture Gallery, p. 12. See, also, the bookcase illustrated by Wang, et al., Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture, pp. 122-123, no. 57 and sold in these rooms September 19, 1996, lot 80