拍品專文
The use of variegated marble and other coloured stones in conjunction with huanghuali furniture was prevalent throughout the Ming and Qing dynasties, as the colour of the stone often complimented the rich colour and grain of the wood. For a discussion of marble and other stones used in Ming and early Qing furniture, see Wang Shixiang, Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture: Ming and Early Qing Dynasties, vol. I, Hong Kong, 1990, pp. 153-54. Refer, also, to Curtis Evarts, 'Ornamental Stone Panels and Chinese Furniture,' Journal of the Classical Chinese Furniture Society, Spring 1994, pp. 4-26 for a further discussion of the subject. Also compare a similar, though less elaborately carved, green stone-inset huanghuali table screen, dated to the 17th century, sold by Christie's, New York, 22-23 March 2012, lot 1749.