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A FINE PAIR OF HUANGHUALI WAISTED CORNER-LEG The present pair displays excellent proportions and exemplifies the
elegance of undecorated Chinese hardwood furniture at its best.
STOOLS, FANGDENG
17th/18th century The lines are pure, the form simple and restrained. For a general
Each fitted with a soft cane seat set within a plain square frame, discussion about the evolution of stools throughout Chinese history,
the whole supported by square-section legs joined by hump-back see S.Handler, Austere Luminosity of Chinese Classical Furniture,
stretchers and terminating in hoof feet. Berkeley and London, 2001, pp.82-102; see also Wang Shixang,
58cm (22 7/8in) square x 51cm (20in) high. (2). Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture: Ming and Early Qing Dynasties,
vol.1, Hong Kong, 1990, pp.27-33.
£20,000 - 30,000 A similar huanghuali corner-leg stool, 17th century, is illustrated by
CNY180,000 - 270,000 Wang Shixiang, Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture, vol.2, Hong
Kong, 2016, p.19, no.A3 and vol.1, pp.27-31. See also a pair of similar
十七/十八世紀 黃花梨四面平羅鍋棖方凳成對 huanghuali stools, late Ming dynasty, which was sold at Sotheby’s
Hong Kong, 7 October 2015, lot 134.
Provenance:
An important European private collection 凳面攢框裝軟屜，中部微微下垂的邊抹以粽角榫和四足相聯結，呈四
面平式。羅鍋棖以格肩榫與腿足相交。四足下端略向內兜轉，馬蹄高
來源： 翻。整體綫條爽利，簡潔內斂。不同於通常見棱見角的粽角榫，本例
歐洲重要私人收藏 非常少見的使用方材而全身倒棱，體現圓渾的意趣。同時雖然本例並
無牙條，但邊抹中部微微弧形下垂，殊為別緻。
Surviving examples of stools made in the late Ming and early Qing period
include a variety of styles, mostly with great similarity to table designs 參考一件十七世紀黃花梨方凳，收錄於王世襄著，「明式家具研究」，
dating to the same period. The present pair of stools, characterised by a 卷二，香港，2016年，頁19，編號A3。另比較一對明晚期黃花梨方
recessed waist, hump-back shaped stretcher and hoof feet, is a popular 凳，售於香港蘇富比，2015年10月7日，拍品編號134。
form perfected during the Ming dynasty.The ranking of seats during the
Ming period was hierarchical with chairs serving as more formal seats
and stools used in more relaxed gatherings. This classic design of the
present pair is typical of the Ming period. Stools were usually made in
sets and pairs but easily became separated over time.

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