QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY

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A HUANGHUALI SQUARE KANG TABLE
QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
The square top with molded edge over a recessed waist is set above a bracket-shaped apron carved with leafy scrolls with beaded edge, continuing to the cabriole legs terminating in scroll and foliate-carved feet.
11 in. (28 cm.) high; 30 1/4 in. (77 cm.) wide; 30 3/4 in. (78 cm.) deep

Provenance

A private collection, Manila, Philippines, acquired in the 1970s

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Lot Essay

Low tables of square or rectangular form were made to be used in northern China on brick couches, or kang. Compare to a square kang table with dragon carvings previously in the Feng Wen Tang Collection, sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 3 June 2015, Lot 2863.

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