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A PAIR OF HUANGHUALI
SOUTHERN OFFICIAL
ARMCHAIRS,
NANGUANMAOYI
QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
Each with a bowed crestrail above a curved
back splat carved with floral scrolls in a beaded-
edge medallion, the S-shaped arms with vertical
supports and continued to S-shaped front
support, extended to a soft cane seat mortised
and tenoned to plain aprons, supported by legs
of circular section with plain footstretchers just
below the footrest.
36¬ in. (93cm) high; 23‰ in. (60.5cm.) wide;
18¿ in. (46 cm.) deep
HK$1,500,000-2,000,000
US$200,000-260,000
Armchairs such as the present type with enclosed
crestrails are named nan guanmaoyi, or southern
official’s armchair. The characteristic style of
construction is depicting the image of an official’s
hat, putou, as illustrated in Sancai Tuhui, which was
published during Ming dynasty to demonstrate the
power of privileged social rankings. Compare a few
examples of the southern official’s armchairs in
the Beijing Palace Museum, illustrated in Furniture
of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (I), The Complete
Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum,
Hong Kong, 2002, P. 44-45, No. 30, 31. Also refer
to Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture, Ming
and Early Qing Dynasties by Wang Shixiang, Hong
Kong, 1990, for further discussions on the differing
forms of chairs.

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