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2013 Autumn Auctions
Classic Furniture of Ming and Qing Dynasties

690
Ming Dynasty
A Huanghuali Six-post Canopy Bed

195.6×212.1×124.5 cm. 77×83 1/2×49 in.


This pair of huang hua-li armchairs is an excellent example of skiiled joinery used to form the uncustomary three-section horseshoe back and vigorous carving of the decorative elements. Within a deeply carved, ju-yi-shaped medallion on the splat a ch'i-lin prances, a double gourd tied with a ribbon floats at its hoofs. The front apron is carved with two lively, confronted dragons and interlocking tendrils. The scrolling-tendril design is repeated on the side aprons. The sinuous outline of the front apron curves inward where it meets the foot rail, creating a graceful ornamental opening. The shape is reminiscent of similar apertures on the bases of T'ang dynasty (618-907) beds and platforms of box construction, a type that can be seen in surviving Chinese or Japanese examples of seventh- and eighth-century furniture in the Shōsō-in Treasury in Nara, Japan, as well as in Chinese paintings. One of the most widely published examples is a detail of a handscroll, now in the British Museum, titled "Admonitions of the Court Instructress" and attributed to Ku K'ai-chih (ca. 344-ca. 406 ) (Sickman 1978, p.14, pl.2a). The painting illustrates a canopy bed atop a classic box platform with open, cusped side panels.
—摘自《洪氏所藏木器百圖》

Price estimate:
HKD: 7,000,000-9,000,000
USD: 899,700-1,156,800

Auction Result:
HKD: --

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