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ර A HUANGHUALI 'CHILONG' KANG TABLE, KANGJI,
͋ ڀ LATE MING DYNASTY
ૣ the top set within a rectangular beaded frame, the edge moulding downward and inward to a shaped apron carved on each of the long
⸷ sides with a pair of confronting chilong, complemented by interlocking scrolls on the short sides, raised on four elegant cabriole legs,
Ꮂ each crowned with a mythical beast mask and terminating in claws
88.5 by 43.5 by h. 39.3 cm
७ PROVENANCE Ը๕j
ـ Eastern Pacific Co. (Hei Hung-Lu), Hong Kong, 3rd September 1987. ؇इਠБලݳສd࠰ಥd1987ϋ9˜3˚
ɟ ◉ HK$ 600,000-800,000
US$ 76,500-102,000
Powerfully carved with confronting chilong and mythical beast masks,
the current kangji is notable for its combination of clean lines and
meticulous rendering of details.
Compare a larger example with chilong flanking lingzhi scrolls instead
of ruyi-shaped clouds, formerly in the collection of Wang Shixiang
and now preserved in the Shanghai Museum, illustrated in Wang
Shixiang, Mingshi jiaju yanjiu / Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture,
Beijing, 2018, pl. B13.
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