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A HUANGHUALI RECESSED-LEG SIDE
TABLE, TIAO’AN
QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
The single-panel top is set in a moulded rectangular frame
above plain aprons and spandrels. The whole is raised on
slightly splayed legs of round section, which are joined by
pairs of stretchers.
31¿ in. (81 cm.) high, 72¬ in. (184.5 cm.) wide,
21º in. (54 cm.) deep
HK$1,500,000-2,600,000
US$200,000-330,000

The recessed-leg table is one of the most prevalent forms of
Chinese furniture. The simple lines, rounded legs, and pairs of
stretchers, is also among the most versatile and recognizable
forms found in classical Chinese furniture construction intended
for practical use. The basic proportions were adapted to make
long narrow tables such as the present lot, tiao’an, or large
painting tables, pingtou’an, and other types such as smaller
tables, benches and stools. This form of table is referred to in
the Lu Ban Jing as a 'Character One Table' due to its similarity in
profile to the single horizontal stroke of the Chinese character for
the number one.
Many examples of this type were sold at auction and are included
in prominent collections, while the present table distinguished
itself with the beautifully grained single-plank table top. Compare
with a table formerly in the Museum of Classical Chinese
Furniture Collection, sold at Christie’s New York, 19 September
1996, lot 75, and illustrated by Wang et. al., Masterpieces from
the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture, San Francisco
and Chicago, 1995, p. 114, no. 54. Another table of this design
proportion, but lower and with a single-board top, is illustrated by
R. D. Jacobsen and N. Grindley, Classical Chinese Furniture in the
Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, 1999, p. 112, no. 40.

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This item is made of a type of Dalbergia wood which is subject to CITES
export/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 unless a CITES re-export permit is granted. Please
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