A huanghuali low rectangular table, Kang


17th centuryThe finely-patinated top formed from well-figured sections, above a recessed frieze ornately carved with floral scrolls, all standing on four shaped cabriole legs descending from a symmetrically-scalloped frieze carved with a raised edge. 33 6/8 x 11 1/2 x 19in (86 x 29 x 49cm)
|十七世紀 黃花梨花卉紋炕桌Provenance:Brian McElney OBE, founder of The Museum of East Asian Art in Bath, UKCompare with a very similar huanghuali kang table, Ming dynasty, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Furniture of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (I), Hong Kong, 2002, p.178, no.151; another example, 16th century, is illustrated by R. H. Ellsworth, Chinese Hardwood Furniture in Hawaiian Collections, Honolulu, 1982, p.41; a further similar huanghuali low table, Ming dynasty, circa 1550-1600, from the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, is illustrated by C. Clunas, Chinese Furniture, London, 1997, pl.52.A similar huanghuali low table, late Ming dynasty, 17th century, but without floral scrolls on the apron, was sold in our London rooms, 9 November 2017, lot 82.