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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION

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A HUANGHUALI WAISTED DAY BED, TA
17TH CENTURY
The well-proportioned bed has a narrow waist, which supports a rectangular molded frame
enclosing the hard mat seat. The bed is raised on sturdy beaded legs, terminating in hoof
feet and joined by plain beaded aprons and humpback stretchers.
21¬ in. (54.9 cm.) high, 75Ω in. (191.7 cm.) wide, 24Ω in. (62.2 cm.) deep
$250,000-350,000

PROVENANCE

Nicholas Grindley, Ltd., London, 1989.
Due to its simple design and light weight, the daybed was a versatile piece of furniture,
easily suited for both indoor and outdoor purposes. Woodblock prints dating from the
Ming dynasty often show scholars or ladies relaxing on daybeds in garden settings or
along riverbanks. For uses of the daybed as indoor and outdoor seating during the Ming
dynasty, refer to Wang et al., Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture,
Chicago and San Francisco, 1995, p. 6. A related huanghuali daybed, of slightly larger
proportions and with legs terminating in carved scroll-form feet is illustrated by R. H.
Ellsworth, Chinese Furniture: Hardwood Examples of the Ming and Early Ch’ing Dynasties,
New York, 1971, p. 146, no. 38.
明末清初 黃花梨有束腰羅鍋棖榻

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