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A ROOT-FORM BOXWOOD ARM REST

18TH CENTURY

The fat, irregularly-shaped arm rest is
supported on three root-form legs below
gnarled roots.
4√ in. (12.4 cm.) high, 14Ω in. (36.8 cm.) wide
$8,000-12,000

Such root-form display stands or arm rests were
favored by literati and scholars, and can be found
in numerous paintings depicting scholar-scenes
from the Ming and Qing dynasties. The use of
natural-form furniture implies that the scholar has
abandoned traditional, manufactured accoutrement
in favor of the fruits of nature. Compare the present
arm rest or display stand with another, similar
example, illustrated by G.Tsang and H. Moss in Arts
from the Scholar’s Studio, Hong Kong, 1986, p. 77,
no. 37.
清十八世紀 黃楊木雕仿樹根式座

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