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Impo rtant Chinese Art
New York |23 Sep 2020 | 09:00 AM EDT

Lot 722

A PAIR OF ‘HUANGHUALI’ AND 'HUALI' ‘CRACKED -ICE’ LOW-BACK ARMCHAIRS (MEIGUI YI), QING
DYNASTY
Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 USD

A PAIR OF ‘HUANGHUALI’ AND 'HUALI' ‘CRACKED-ICE’ LOW-BACK ARMCHAIRS (MEIGUIYI)
QING DYNASTY
清 黃花梨拼花梨木冰裂紋玫瑰椅一對

each with the rounded corner top rail pipe-joined to the stiles continuing through the seat frame to form the back legs, the arms
with similar round corners mortised, tenoned and half-lapped to the stiles and pipe-joined to the posts, the rectangular chair back
enclosing a slender frame joined by latticework forming an asymmetrical ‘cracked ice’ pattern, repeated on the arm panels, all
joined by stretchers and struts mortised and tenoned to the molded edge frame securing the matting seat, above the mitered
apron tongue and grooved to the legs, joined by stepped stretchers (2)

Height 33⅛in., 84 cm; Width 23¼in., 59 cm; Depth 17¾in., 45 cm

Provenance
Alan Koppel Gallery, Chicago, circa 1995.

來源
Alan Koppel Gallery，芝加哥，約1995年

Catalogue Note
Often referred to as 'rose' chairs, this type with low rectangular arms and back is the smallest among the classic forms. Its slender,
elegant lines and compact proportions encourage portable and functional ease making it one of the more popular forms and one

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