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A PAIR OF HUANGHUALI YOKEBACK ARMCHAIRS,
GUANMAOYI
17th/18th century
Each with a well-carved protruding crestrail supported on a broad
S-shaped splat and curved rear posts continuing to form the rear legs
of cylindrical section, the curved arms supported on tapering stiles and
curved front posts continuing through the seat frames to form the front
legs, the seat frames enclosing a soft-mat seat above a shaped apron
and spandrels, the legs joined by stepped stretchers on the sides and
footrests on the front.
Each 122cm (48in) high x 60.7cm (24in) wide x 51cm (20in) deep. (2).
£30,000 - 50,000
CNY270,000 - 450,000

十七/十八世紀 黃花梨四出頭官帽椅一對

Referring to the winged hat of the formal attire worn by Ming officials,
the term guanmaoyi conveyed status and authority associated with
the highest-ranking classes in China. Compare with a very similar
huanghuali armchair, Ming dynasty, illustrated by Wang Shixiang,
Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture, Hong Kong, 1990, p.43,
no.A70. Another similar huanghuali yokeback armchair, late 16th-
early 17th century, in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, is illustrated
by N.Berliner, ‘When Vernacular Meets Fine: Thoughts on Chinese
Furniture Studies’, Chinese Furniture: Selected Articles from
Orientations 1984-1999, Hong Kong, 1999, pp.215, fig.11.

Compare with a similar huanghuali yokeback armchair, 17th century,
which was sold at Bonhams London, 13 May 2021, lot 37.

A woodblock illustration from
The Golden Lotus, Jin Ping Mei

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