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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
~ 3046

A HUANGHUALI SIX-POSTER CANOPY ᒞڊ˒ˡ☹ 㷍⩈ᚐ໧α♄७ಡՎᘌᗙಡ໱
BED, JIAZICHUANG ϝᬝ
MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY /JDIPMBT (SJOEMFZ卿ٳᘹ卿 ჺ
The rectangular mitred bed frame with soft mat seat is set with ⠢޵➯⤞厀⧻இ☆՞ᘘ⻦།Ⅷ⻦ԋஇۊݰ卿㲞ᳰצ೥ᇑ卿
beaded, ‘ice-plate’ edge, above a narrow waist and plain beaded ჺ ᝲ ᚚ卿ᐽ৅ ⽚
apron continuing to the square legs with incurving hoof feet.
The four corner posts and two front posts of square section with This item is made of a type of Dalbergia wood which is subject to CITES export/
concave sides, each are supported on slightly flared tabs, joined import restrictions since 2 January 2017. This item can only be shipped to
addresses within Hong Kong or collected from our Hong Kong saleroom and office
with delicately constructed, similarly grooved openwork panels
unless a CITES re-export permit is granted. Please contact the department for
composed of angular key-fret elements forming a latticework further information.
gallery. All below a softwood top set within huanghuali top rail and
ទᐽ㐈৅⊐㿩᨞ྏ⎏ណㅳ㙁⩧Ꮀǯᇖ ჺ ᝲ ᚚ㑌卿Ꮢᝳ⊐㿩᨞ྏ⎏ណㅳᎰ⎏⁒৅
canopy reticulated with finely beaded, rectangular reserves flanked ई $*5&4 ߅ݣऑ❖߰ǯ㩶㬳ℛᇑ $*5&4 ݻ߅ऑ㉓ज卿᫉ᐽ㐈৅गज㙛㘨⯍㲞ᳰಗݤ⎏஠
by small ruyi-heads. The wood of attractive, rich golden-brown நᎵᇖᎱٛ⎏㲞ᳰᐽ㐈ౚᓽइǯ㋇⯝ཇ།㛑㧰⪩⥿ս⑪㈛㊄ካǯ
tone.
81ƒ in. (207 cm.) high, 80¿ in. (203.5 cm.) wide, 47 in.
(119.3 cm.) deep
HK$5,500,000-6,500,000 US$710,000-830,000
PROVENANCE
Nicholas Grindley, London, 1991
Fine Chinese Furniture From Private American Collections, sold
at Christie’s Hong Kong, 28 November 2012, lot 2053

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