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PROPERTY FROM AN ASIAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
~2845
A VERY RARE HUANGHUALI SINGLE-PLANK
‘KUI-DRAGON’ SCROLL-FORM LOW TABLE
QING DYANSTY, 18TH CENTURY
The low table is constructed in three planks joining to the
end supports which terminate in inward scroll feet, carved on
both exterior and interior with quadrilobed panels enclosing
kui-dragons amidst ruyi-clouds. The grain has a particularly
pleasing pattern, with several ‘ghost faces’. The colour is of a
deep reddish-brown tone with natural striations and graining.
19 ¾ in. (50 cm.) high, 74 ¾ in. (190 cm.) wide,
14 ¼ in. (36.2 cm.) deep
HK$2,200,000-3,500,000 US$290,000-450,000
清十八世紀 黃花梨如意夔龍紋獨板書卷几
几為三塊黃花梨木整板雕刻組合而成,獨板面光素,兩側板足立面
落堂踩鼓,中間雕如意夔龍紋開光,內翻書卷式足。
王世襄將此類窄長形桌歸類為「條几」,可以隨意置於室內空間間隔。
此高度之几多見置於炕上,但少見如此大材整板。北京故宮博物院藏形
制相近,定年乾隆但尺寸較小(長95公分)的紫檀炕几(圖一),著錄
於故宮博物院藏文物珍品《大系明清家具(下)》,164頁,146號。
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.
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。
fig. 1 Collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing
圖一 北京故宮博物院藏品
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