A PAIR OF HUANGHUALI HORSESHOEBACK ARMCHAIRS, QUANYI

PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE NEW YORK COLLECTION

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A PAIR OF HUANGHUALI HORSESHOEBACK ARMCHAIRS, QUANYI
The curved toprail of each extending beyond the front corner posts and terminating in out-curved hooks above shaped spandrels, the splats carved with a ruyi head-form medallion enclosing confronted stylized chilong, the soft mat seats set into the rectangular frame above shaped aprons and spandrels on the front and sides, the apron on the front carved with an interlocked leafy scroll, the legs of rounded section joined by stepped stretchers and the footrest above a plain apron
38 5/8 in. (96.7 cm.) high, 22 3/8 in. (56.8 cm.) wide, 17 7/8 in. (45.3 cm.) deep (2)

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Horseshoeback armchairs of this type are represented in many public and private collections. The major distinguishing feature, other than the form of these chairs, is the decorative carving usually found on the splat and the apron. For a discussion of this design, see R. H. Ellsworth, Chinese Furniture: Hardwood Examples of the Ming and Early Ch'ing Dynasty, New York, 1971, pp. 86-7, and Wang Shixiang, Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture: Ming and Early Qing Dynasties, Hong Kong, 1990, pp. 43-5.