228.5×48.9×100.3 cm ( 90×19 1/4×39 1/2 in.)

出版：《洪氏所藏木器百圖》（Chinese Furniture: One Hundred and Three Examples from the Mimi and Raymond Hung Collection），圖65，Privately Published•New York•1996，第173頁。
The structural integrity of this beautiful chi-ch'ih-mu table, and with it, the aesthetic intentions of its time, have survived intact. Unlike the table discussed earlier (No. 63), this table has never been disassembled. Consequently, it provides clear evidence that long, so-called altar tables were placed against a wall with all the carving reserved for the forward-facing surfaces and is an important example of early Ch'ing style. The exceptionally thick top, the strength and weight of the square-section legs and carved panels of this outstanding example are all in proportion.
The top of the table is a massive, four-inch-thick (10.2 cm.) solid board with a thumb-molded bottom edge. Inset, cleated flanges are mitered below and half-lapped over the top. Heavy, recessed legs are cut to receive the apron and spandrels; the end aprons are open dovetailed. The apron and spandrels on the front are carved with a molded edge that continues into a large fret in which a small dragon is entwined. The back apron is different from the front, with a carved, molded edge on the facing side, but no dragons interrupting the coiled fret. The reverse sides of the back apron and spandrels are flat and undecorated and were clearly meant never to be seen. Furthermore, the open dovetailed ends on the aprons prevent the front and back aprons from being interchanged. There is no question that if this table had been dismantled for export, an attempt would have been made to turn the carved side of the back apron outward, in order to meet the expectations of a foreign clientele.
A thick, reticulated panel, carved on both sides, is enclosed between the legs by a frame that is cusped at the top and shaped with re-entrant corners at the bottom. The carving, reminiscent of the unctuous quality of late Ming and early Ch'ing jade, is of entwined vegetal and fungal shapes. An apron with a shaped, molded edge completes the design under the bottom stretcher of the legs. The timber used for this table is a hardwood with a grain that is often strongly figured in a pattern resembling feathers, giving rise to its popular name, "chicken wing wood."
—Robert H. Ellsworth (Chinese Funiture: The Hung Collection)

Price estimate:
HKD: 770,000 - 1,200,000
USD: 98,200 - 153,000

Auction Result:
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