A HUANGHUALI KANG TABLE, KANGZHUO
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A HUANGHUALI KANG TABLE, KANGZHUO

17TH CENTURY

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A HUANGHUALI KANG TABLE, KANGZHUO
17TH CENTURY
The rectangular paneled top with beaded edge, supported on sturdy cabriole legs terminating in claw feet, the stylized animal-mask terminals joined by a beaded curvilinear apron richly carved with confronted chi dragons and scrolling tendrils
12½ in. (31.7 cm.) high, 41¼ in. (104.7 cm.) wide, 27¼ in. (69.2 cm.) deep

Lot Essay

Compare the similar example illustrated by M. Beurdeley, Chinese Furniture, Tokyo, 1979, p. 86, fig. 116. See another example with animal masks at the corners included by Grace Wu Bruce in The Dr. S. Y. Yip Collection of Classic Chinese Furniture, Hong Kong, 1991, p. 86, no. 30.

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