A PAIR OF HUANGHUALI RECTANGULAR STOOLS

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30.05.2023 10:30UTC +08:00
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ID 961833
Lot 2706 | A PAIR OF HUANGHUALI RECTANGULAR STOOLS
A PAIR OF HUANGHUALI RECTANGULAR STOOLS

MING DYNASTY, LATE 16TH / EARLY 17TH CENTURY

Each has a mat seat set into a rectangular frame above plain aprons and spandrels. The whole is raised on round legs with square inner face joined by pairs of stretchers at the short sides and a single stretcher at the long sides. The underside of each seat with two transverse braces connected with a bridge-shaped piece of wood.

20 1/4 in. (51.5 cm.) high, 21 1/16 in. (53.5 cm.) wide, 17 1/4 in. (44 cm.) wide





Provenance

Grace Wu Bruce, Hong Kong

Chung Wah Pui, Hong Kong



Literature

Grace Wu Bruce, Two Decades of Ming Furniture, Beijing, 2010, p.155



Exhibited

The Radiant Ming, 1368-1644 Through the Min Chiu Society Collection, Hong Kong, 2015, cat. pp. 288-289, no. 222



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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.



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