A Huanghuali Square Stool, Fangdeng
17th century
The soft mat seat within a frame with 'ice plate' edge, the beaded aprons flush with the legs joined by humpback stretchers and terminating in hoofed feet
20¼in. (51.4cm.) high, 24½in. (62.3cm.) square
Lot Essay
A similar waisted stool, but of rectangular form, is illustrated by Wang, et al., Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture, Hong Kong, 1990, no. A16.
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