19TH CENTURY

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A ZITAN WAISTED CORNER-LEG SIDE TABLE, BANZHUO
19TH CENTURY
With two-panel top set within the rectangular frame with beaded edge, above a narrow waist pierced with oval apertures and shaped, beaded aprons carved with stylized archaistic chilong confronted around a shou character, all supported on beaded legs of square section carved at the top with scrolling clouds and terminating in hoof feet
33 in. (84.4 cm.) high, 34 1/8 in. (86.6 cm.) wide, 18 in. (45.7 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

Furniture adorned with archaistic elements including stylized chilong and archaistic scrolls, such as those found on the present lot, gained popularity during the middle Qing dynasty, and production of this type continued well into the 19th century. Compare the carving on the aprons and legs of a zitan corner-leg table dated mid-18th to mid-19th century, illustrated in the catalogue, Zitan: The Most Noble Hardwood, My Humble House Publications, Taipei, 1996, p. 81.

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