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A HUANGHUALI YOKE-BACK ARMCHAIR, NANGUANMAOYI
LATE MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
The straight crestrail is supported on curved rear posts and the S-shaped splat is carved with
a ruyi-form medallion. The arm rails are supported on slender tapering standing stiles and
curved front posts that continue through the seat to form the front legs. The mat seat is set
within a rectangular frame above plain beaded apron and spandrels. The whole is raised on
legs of round section joined by stretchers to each side and a footrest at the front.
47¬ in. (121 cm.) high, 23√ in. (60.5 cm) wide, 17æ in. (45 cm.) deep
HK$1,000,000-1,500,000 US$130,000-190,000

The ‘southern official's hat’ armchair differs from the official's hat armchair in that its crest rail
continues into the back rails as opposed to extending beyond them. A pair of huanghuali ‘southern
official’s hat’ armchairs of similar proportions with shaped aprons and spandrels, dated to the early
17th century, is in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, illustrated by R. Jacobsen and N. Grindley, Classical
Chinese Furniture in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, 1999, pp. 52-53.
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 contact the department for further information.

明末/清初 十七世紀 黃花梨高靠背南官帽椅
本拍賣品由黃檀屬的木製造而成。從2017年1月2日起，所有由黃檀屬的木製成的物品受CITES 出入口管制。除非獲得CITES再
出口許可，此拍賣品只可運送至香港境內的地址或從我們的香港拍賣場提取。請與專家部門聯繫以瞭解詳情。

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