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A VERY RARE HUANGHUALI ROOT-FORM INCENSE STAND
A VERY RARE HUANGHUALI ROOT-FORM INCENSE STAND
A VERY RARE HUANGHUALI ROOT-FORM INCENSE STAND
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Prospective purchasers are advised that several co… 显示更多 Richard Gerner (1906-1966) was a businessman and a Pennsylvanian state politician. After World War II, he was stationed in Post-War Japan with the Department of Defense. During this time, he made the acquaintance of Howard C. Hollis (1899-1985), who was the curator of Far Eastern and Near Eastern Art at the Cleveland Museum of Art from 1929 to 1948 and served in 1946 as the chief of the Arts and Monuments Division of the Allied Forces (known colloquially as the Monuments Men) in Japan. With Hollis’ advice, Gerner began collecting Chinese and Japanese objects while in Japan and brought back a notable collection when he and his wife Margaret returned to the States in 1948. His collection was subsequently acquired by the Cleveland Museum of Art.PROPERTY FROM A PENNSYLVANIA COLLECTION
A VERY RARE HUANGHUALI ROOT-FORM INCENSE STAND

18TH-19TH CENTURY

细节
30 1⁄2 in. (77.5 cm.) high, 21 1⁄4 in. (54 cm.) wide, 18 in. (45.7 cm.) deep
来源
Richard Gerner (1906-1966) Collection, Philadelphia.
注意事项
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

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Rufus Chen (陳嘉安)
Rufus Chen (陳嘉安) Head of Sale, AVP, Specialist
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拍品专文


This impressive root-form stand is carved from a solid section of massive huanghuali. Measuring a staggering 30 1⁄2 inches in height, the present incense stand easily dwarfs the more commonly-seen rootwood or root-form display stands, such as the tall rootwood display stand (11 1⁄4 in. high) sold at Christie's New York, 17 March 2016, lot 1130. Inspired by a humble material, this rare incense stand would have been commissioned by a wealthy family, attracted to the modest origins of rootwood furniture, but seeking the luxury and status associated with precious huanghuali.

In the Ming period, most notably in the Jiangnan region, rootwood furniture came into fashion. This style of furniture was constructed using naturally occuring clusters of rootwood or sections of rootwood over a softwood core. Rootwood furniture reflected a cultivated literati taste, seen in scholar's studios and gardens. See, for example, a suite of rootwood furniture, comprising a pair of armchairs and a circular table in the Palace Museum collection and illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Furniture of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, vol. 54, Hong Kong, 2002, p. 290, pl. 245.

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