MING DYNASTY, LATE 16TH-EARLY 17TH CENTURY

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A HUANGHUALI KANG TABLE, KANGZHUO
MING DYNASTY, LATE 16TH-EARLY 17TH CENTURY
The rectangular paneled top with thick frame and 'water-stopping' moulding supported on a high waist, the cabriole legs terminating in upward-coiling leaf tendrils and ball feet, joined by a beaded curvilinear apron with a strong central arch, the corners where aprons and legs meet decorated with two curling leaves.
11 3⁄4 in. (30 cm.) high, 37 3⁄4 in. (96 cm.) wide, 26 3⁄4in. (68 cm.) deep

Provenance

Sold at Christie’s New York, Important Chinese Furniture: Formerly the Museum of Classical Chinse Furniture Collection, 19 September 1996, lot 45.

Literature

Sarah Handler, "On a New World Arose the Kang Table", JCCFS, Summer 1992, p. 35, fig. 19 and cover Wang Shixiang & Curtis Evarts, Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture, Chinese Art Foundation, Chicago and San Francisco, 1995, p. 82, no. 38.

Exhibited

Chinese Art Foundation, Chicago and San Francisco, Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture, San Francisco, 1995, catalogue p. 82, no. 38.

Special notice

Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory, tortoiseshell and crocodile. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

Sale room notice

Please note this item can only be shipped to addresses within Hong Kong or collected from our Hong Kong saleroom and office.
請注意此拍賣品只可運送⾄香港境內的地址或從我們的香港拍賣場提取。

Conditions of sale

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Lot Essay

Compare to a huanghuali table, formerly the property of Mr. Laurence Sickman, included by Robert H. Ellsworth in Chinese Furniture, p. 148, no 42 and 42A, now in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and illustrated by Ward and Fidler in The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art: A Handbook of the Collection, 1993, p. 342, right.

This item is made of a type of Dalbergia wood which is subject to CITES export/import restrictions since 2 January 2017. This item can only be shipped to addresses within Hong Kong or collected from our Hong Kong saleroom and office unless a CITES re-export permit is granted. Please contact the department for further information.

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