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fig. 1 Scholar by anonymous, Song dynasty. Album leaf, ink and colours
on silk. Collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei. After Special
Exhibition of Furniture in Paintings, Taipei, 1996, pp. 81
圖一 宋人《人物圖》，絹本設色，載於 1996 年國立故宮博物院出版
《畫中家具特展》，頁 81，國立故宮博物院藏品

fig. 2 Honolulu Academy of Arts, 1954. Photo: Tibor Franyo
圖二 檀香山藝術博物館，1954 年

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The rare form of the present table is distinguished by its simple
elegance and graceful contours. The convex surface and curvilinear
shape of the apron, as well as the fine silhouette of the legs and
tipped feet, may have been inspired by features seen on Song dynasty
furniture. See a small table depicted in the Song dynasty album leaf
‘Scholar’ (fig. 1) , and other designs of Song dynasty tables depicted
in the hanging scroll ‘The Eighteen Scholars’ both are published
in Special Exhibition of Furniture in Paintings, The National Palace
Museum, Taipei, 1996, pp. 54-56, 81. There is no other extant published
huanghuali example similar to the present lot, except a larger (127 cm.
wide) huanghuali table (fig. 2) dated to Ming dynasty late 15thcentury
to early 16th century, in the collection of Honolulu Academy of Arts,
accession number 1920.1.
此類造型案桌承早期家具造型風格，腿足線條靈動纖細，壼門造型優美，
牙板面呈弧形，做工講究，可參考台北故宮博物院藏數幀《宋人十八學
士圖》及《宋人人物圖》中描繪的宋代風格桌案（圖一），著錄於《畫
中家具特展》，台北，1996 年，54-56，81 頁。此造型傳世黃花梨例
極為珍罕，美國檀香山藝術博物館藏一張造型結構相近，尺寸更大（長
127 公分）的黃花梨條案（圖二），典藏號 1920.1，定年明十五世紀晚
期至十六世紀早期。

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