18TH-19TH CENTURY

Compare a square blackwood stand with burl-inset top, dated to the late 18th century, illustrated by P. Mak, The Art of Chinese Wooden Stands: The Songde Tang Collection, Hong Kong, 2008 pp. 200-1, pl. 64, which is also raised on legs and aprons carved to simulate twisted rope, and is attributed to the Southern style, commonly associated with Guangdong.