A HUANGHUALI BALANCE STAND, TIANPINGJIA

17TH/18TH CENTURY

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A HUANGHUALI BALANCE STAND, TIANPINGJIA
17TH/18TH CENTURY
The rectangular upright beaded frame enclosing the humpback balance support, the corner posts flanked by cloud-shaped standing spandrels framing the single plank top, joined to the shoe feet by ruyi head-form baitong plaques enclosing wan emblems, above two drawers with rectangular baitong pulls and faceplate with pierced wan emblem; together with seven brass weights and four ingot-shaped bone weights
27¾ in. (70.5 cm.) high, 22 13/16 in. (58 cm.) wide, 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm.) deep

拍品專文

Compare the very similar huanghuali balance stand, dated to the 17th or 18th century, illustrated by R.H. Ellsworth et. al., in Chinese Furniture: One Hundred Examples from the Mimi and Raymond Hung Collection, New York, 1996, pp. 242-3, no. 100.

See, also, the 17th century example in The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, and formerly in the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture Collection, sold in these rooms, 19 September 1996, lot 11.