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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, MARYLAND
~892
A PAIR OF HUANGHUALI ‘OFFICIAL’S HAT’ ARMCHAIRS,
SICHUTOUGUANMAOYI
18TH CENTURY
Each has a protruding crestrail supported on a broad S-shaped splat and A pair of yoke-back arm chairs of comparable proportions, with ‘four exposed
curved rear posts which continue to form the rear legs. The curved arms are ends’ to the yoke and arms cut-of square rather than round, and dated to
supported on tapering, curved stiles and curved front posts which continue 17th century, is in The Art Institute of Chicago, one of which is illustrated by
through the seat frame to form the front legs. The molded seat frame encloses L. Mason Jr. in “Examples of Ming Furniture in American Collections Formed
a mat seat above fnely beaded, cusped aprons and plain spandrels. The legs Prior to 1980”, Chinese Furniture: Selected Articles from Orientations 1984-
are joined by stepped stretchers at the sides and a foot rest at the front. 1999, p. 134, fg. 7.
45º in. (114.9 cm.) high, 23¿ in. (58.7 cm.) wide, 18√ in. (47.6 cm.) deep 清十八世紀 黃花梨四出頭官帽椅一對
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