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Lot Essay
No other Chinese furniture design better showcases the tenets of pure form and balanced proportions than this magnificently austere flush-corner stool. The attractively grained, solid panel top is set directly above square-section legs joined by plain aprons and square-section humpback stretchers flush to the legs. The lines are restrained yet fluid, deviating only at the gently flared hoof-form foot. The sophisticated design and superb carpentry are typical of the Suzhou region and deftly combines the brilliant technical genius of Chinese joinery with a sleek design, focused on nuanced line, elegant proportions, and understated volume.
Furniture of this form is likely derived from the earlier method of box-construction and is a construction technique used for tables, day beds, or display stands. A huanghuali square stand of similar construction with a framed top is illustrated by N. Grindley et al., Pure Form: Classical Chinese Furniture: Vok Collection, Padua, 2004, pl. 35. A waistless, flush-corner huanghuali table was sold at Christie’s New York, 22 March 2024, lot 1106.
Furniture of this form is likely derived from the earlier method of box-construction and is a construction technique used for tables, day beds, or display stands. A huanghuali square stand of similar construction with a framed top is illustrated by N. Grindley et al., Pure Form: Classical Chinese Furniture: Vok Collection, Padua, 2004, pl. 35. A waistless, flush-corner huanghuali table was sold at Christie’s New York, 22 March 2024, lot 1106.