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重要中४藝術暨高曼珍藏

Property from a Private European Collection
~ⱷ1120
A RARE HUANGHUALI 'OFFICIAL'S HAT' supportive curved splat and elongated S-shaped arms encourage the
ARMCHAIR sitter to sit in an upright regal posture, and the protruding curved
17TH-18TH CENTURY crestrail with rounded ends behind the sitter’s head also adds an
imposing effect.
40w in. (104.1 cm.) high, 22q in. (57.2 cm.) wide, 23º in. (59.1 cm.) deep
$80,000-120,000 The present chair is distinguished by the lack of side posts, the
elegantly curving arm extends beyond a single recessed, curved front
PROVENANCE:
post. The effect is dramatic and the lack of side posts strip the lines
Eastern Pacific (Hei Hunglu), Hong Kong.
A Private European Collection. of the chair to the bare minimum, creating a more sophisticated and
dynamic design.
歐洲私́珍藏
十ˑ 十Ջˠ紀 黃花梨ो֨頭官帽椅 A similar armchair dated to the seventeenth century, and also with
Ϝ源 arm rails supported on single curved tapering front vertical posts, is
東泰商行 黑洪祿
, 香港 illustrated by Wang and Evarts, Masterpieces From the Museum of
歐洲私́珍藏 Classical Chinese Furniture, Chicago and San Francisco, 1995, p. 48.
A taller example, also with set back curved front posts, was sold at
The ‘official’s hat’ or yokeback armchair, particularly the ‘four corners- Christie’s New York, 25 September 2020, lot 1645. Another slightly
exposed’ type of the present example, is among the most powerful taller huanghuali armchair was sold at Christie's New York, 24-25
and monumental forms of classical Chinese furniture. The tall and March 2022, lot 1010.
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