拍品專文
Altar tables are generally constructed with substantial proportions as they served a functional purpose in accommodating displays of food, flowers and ritual garnitures such as censers and vases. They were commonly placed in front of images of worship as ceremonial furniture and would have furnished a temple or a monastery. The present table is derived from a Ming dynasty prototype. It has an unusual form and distinctive features that include feet carved in the form of an integral spherical ball, a high waist, and a stand. This table's form can be compared to the 15th century Ming dynasty huanghuali gongzhuo from the T. T. Tsui collection that sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 29 May 2019, lot 2703.