A RARE LARGE HUANGHUALI BALANCE STAND, TIANPINGJIA

Lot 2820
29.11.2022 11:30UTC +08:00
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HKD 2 142 000
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Lot 2820 | A RARE LARGE HUANGHUALI BALANCE STAND, TIANPINGJIA
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HKD 500 000 – 800 000
A RARE LARGE HUANGHUALI BALANCE STAND, TIANPINGJIA

17TH CENTURY

The elegantly formed upright frame is joined by a beaded humpback stretcher above the humpback top, suspending a pair of balance scales. The corner posts are flanked by phoenix shaped standing spandrels, all supported on two solid feet framing a long rectangular base with two drawers. The scale pulls, plates and lock receptacles are made of baitong.

30 1/4 in. (77 cm.) high, 24 1/2 in. (62.3 cm) wide, 9 in. (22.9 cm) deep





Provenance

Grace Wu Bruce, Hong Kong, 1995.





Literature

Grace Wu Bruce, Ming Furniture, Hong Kong, 1995, pp. 68-69, no. 32.



Exhibited

Ming Furniture, Grace Wu Bruce, Hong Kong, 30 October-18 November 1995.

Crow Museum of Asian Art, Dallas, Texas, on loan from 2007-2014.

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California, on loan from 2014-2019.



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