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A HUANGHUALI RECESSED-LEG
PAINTING TABLE, HUA'AN
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
The single-panel top is set within a rectangular
frame above beaded and shaped aprons and spandrels
carved in openwork with ruyi-heads, all resting on
gently splayed legs of round section joined by pairs
of stretchers to the narrow sides.
34Ω in. (87.7 cm.) high, 86¿ in. (218.8 cm.) wide,
22¬ in. (57.5 cm.) deep
HK$2,800,000-3,500,000
US$370,000-450,000

The ruyi-form aprons and spandrels appear to have been
a popular decorative theme on large tables during the
late Ming and early Qing dynasties. For a zitan table of
similar size with closely related ruyi-shaped spandrels
in the Palace Collection, Beijing, see The Complete
Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Furniture
of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (I), Beijing, 2002, p. 132,
no. 112. Also compare to a slightly smaller huanghuali
recessed-leg table with openwork ruyi-head spandrels
and a huanghuali hua’an of very similar size, both from
The Marie Theresa L. Virata Collection, sold at Christie’s
New York, 16 March 2017, lot 628 and lot 648.
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.

清十八世紀 黃花梨夾頭榫如意雲頭紋畫案
比較一張紫檀夾頭榫如意雲頭紋畫案，載於《故宮博物
院藏文物珍品全集：明清家具 〈上〉》，北京，2002 年，
頁 132，編號 112。另參考兩張黃花梨畫案，於紐約佳士
得 2017 年 3 月 16《家族遺珍：瑪麗 ‧ 泰瑞莎 ‧L‧ 維
勒泰亞洲藝術珍藏》拍賣，拍品 628 及 648 號。
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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