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A VERY RARE HUANGHUALI SIX-POSTER CANOPY BED,
JIAZICHUANG
17TH-18TH CENTURY
The thick, molded rectangular frame is set with a three-panel hard-board
platform above the narrow waist and plain beaded aprons, and supported on
beaded legs of rectangular section terminating in hoof feet. The four corner
posts and two front posts are joined on the three sides and part of the front
with a lattice-work railing composed of a row of shaped chilong medallions
alternating with stylized ruyi struts below a narrow band of shaped oval struts.
The posts are joined at the top by pierced panels of confronted chilong among
lingzhi scroll at the front and panels of pierced medallions at the sides and
back. The front posts are joined beneath the openwork panels by horizontal
stretchers with phoenix-head terminals and ruyi-head struts.
87 in. (221 cm.) high, 89 in. (226 cm.) wide, 62 in. (157.5 cm.) deep

$1,000,000-1,500,000
十七/十八世紀 黃花梨六柱架子床

Woodblock illustration from The Life of Han Xiangzi, Ming dynasty.

IMPORTANT CHINESE FURNITURE from the RAYMOND HUNG C O L L E C T I O N 洪建生珍藏中國古代重要家具