A LONGYANMU  DISPLAY STAND
PROPERTY FROM THE RAYMOND HUNG COLLECTION
A LONGYANMU DISPLAY STAND

QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY

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A LONGYANMU DISPLAY STAND
QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
The richly-grained top is finely carved with a moulded edge above a narrow waist. The whole is raised on plain, beaded aprons and inward-curving legs joined by straight base stretchers.
13 3/4 in. (34.7 cm.) wide
Literature
R. Hatfield Ellsworth, N. Grindley and Anita Christy, Chinese Furniture: One Hundred Examples from the Mimi and Raymond Hung Collection, vol. 1, New York, 1996, pp. 116-117, no. 56

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Lot Essay

Longyan wood, or ‘dragon’s eye’ wood, is characterized by its golden yellow tones and strongly rippled grain, and is most often found in Fujian province. As the wood is formed from networks of interlocked grains, it is often quite difficult to work with. Therefore, items fashioned from longyanmu tend to be desk objects and smaller pieces of furniture, such as the present stand. A waisted longyanmu rectangular sale sold at Christie’s New York, Elevated Beauty: A Selection of Fine Chinese Display Stands from an Important Private American Collection, 17 September 2015, lot 1041.

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