A DATED LARGE BAMBOO AND HARDWOOD ALTAR TABLE, TIAO'AN
18th/19th Century
The long rectangular top formed of two separate layers of hardwood planks with scrolled, everted "bird's tail" ends and supported on a bamboo armature comprising two rectangular box frames, each with four legs joined by a plain latticework trellis on one side and diagonal lattices front and back, the base joined by a single leg-encircling stretcher, the wide front apron under the top centered on a shou medallion and flanked by four fretwork panels on each side, the wide rear apron with seven fretwork panels
37 7/8in. (96.3cm.) high, 117½in. (298cm.) wide, 22 3/8in. (57cm.) deep
A DATED LARGE BAMBOO AND HARDWOOD ALTAR TABLE, TIAO'AN
18th/19th Century
The long rectangular top formed of two separate layers of hardwood planks with scrolled, everted "bird's tail" ends and supported on a bamboo armature comprising two rectangular box frames, each with four legs joined by a plain latticework trellis on one side and diagonal lattices front and back, the base joined by a single leg-encircling stretcher, the wide front apron under the top centered on a shou medallion and flanked by four fretwork panels on each side, the wide rear apron with seven fretwork panels
37 7/8in. (96.3cm.) high, 117½in. (298cm.) wide, 22 3/8in. (57cm.) deep
