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A HUANGHUALI WAISTED SQUARE
CORNER-LEG GAMES TABLE, FANGZHUO
QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
The three-panel top is set within the wide, square frame with
a thumb-grooved edge above the high waist inset with hidden
drawers on each side and plain, beaded aprons. The frame is
supported on beaded legs of square section joined by humpback
stretchers and terminating in hoof feet.
33º in. (84.5 cm.) high, 32ƒ in. (82.5 cm.) square

HK$1,200,000-2,500,000 US$160,000-320,000
The most commonly used table in a traditional Chinese home was
the square center table, a versatile form that could be used for dining,
entertainment, work and display. The drawers for storage inset on the
high waist suggest that the main purpose for the present table could
possibly be gaming. The humpback stretchers provide added strength
while lightening the overall appearance, and clearing the sitter’s knees.
Several variations on the present form exist, including waisted and
waistless examples, and those with decorative struts inset between the
apron and stretcher. A huanghuali table of the latter type, dated to the
late 16th or early 17th century, is illustrated by Grace Wu Bruce in The
Dr. S.Y. Yip Collection of Classic Chinese Furniture, Hong Kong, 1991, pp.
80-1, no. 27.

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