Lot Essay
Zhazhenmu is a wood associated with the mulberry species, and is known for its attractive color and grain.
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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
AN UNUSUAL ZHAZHENMU WAISTLESS PAINTING TABLE, HUA'AN
18TH CENTURY
Details
AN UNUSUAL ZHAZHENMU WAISTLESS PAINTING TABLE, HUA'AN
18TH CENTURY
The three-paneled top enclosed within a beaded frame and supported at the corners by concave 'thumb-grooved' legs of square section, joined by humpback stretchers of conforming shape enclosing a beaded apron with ruyi head-form pierced apronheads, the unusual wood with an attractive light and dark feathery graining
31 7/8 in. (83.5 cm.) high, 77½ in. (196.9 cm.) long, 28 5/8 in. (72.6 cm.) deep
18TH CENTURY
The three-paneled top enclosed within a beaded frame and supported at the corners by concave 'thumb-grooved' legs of square section, joined by humpback stretchers of conforming shape enclosing a beaded apron with ruyi head-form pierced apronheads, the unusual wood with an attractive light and dark feathery graining
31 7/8 in. (83.5 cm.) high, 77½ in. (196.9 cm.) long, 28 5/8 in. (72.6 cm.) deep
Provenance
Christie's, New York, 16 September 1999, lot 47.