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QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
Details
A RARE PAIR OF ZITAN AND HUAMU ARMCHAIRS, MEIGUIYI
QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
The back and arms are formed by well-figured huamu panels, finely carved in mirror image with birds perched among flowering branches. The three-panelled back and two side panels are set within a square zitan frame enclosing the hard seat panel. The frame is supported on square legs ending in hoof feet and joined by aprons carved in relief with archaistic scrolls.
34 7/8 in. (88.7 cm.) high x 22 7/8 in. (58 cm.) wide x 18 3/4 in. (47.5 cm.) deep (2)
QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
The back and arms are formed by well-figured huamu panels, finely carved in mirror image with birds perched among flowering branches. The three-panelled back and two side panels are set within a square zitan frame enclosing the hard seat panel. The frame is supported on square legs ending in hoof feet and joined by aprons carved in relief with archaistic scrolls.
34 7/8 in. (88.7 cm.) high x 22 7/8 in. (58 cm.) wide x 18 3/4 in. (47.5 cm.) deep (2)
Provenance
A private English collector, acquired in the 1980s
Brought to you by
Angela Kung
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