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A LARGE BLACK LACQUERED SOFTWOOD KANG TABLE

MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The paneled top is enclosed within a frame with molded edge above a tall waist pierced with quatrilobed
apertures and the shaped aprons. The whole is raised on heavy, spurred, ruyi-form feet.
16Ω in. (41.9 cm.) high, 70æ in. (179.7 cm.) wide, 26¿ in. (66.4 cm.) deep
$30,000-50,000
Lacquer was a favored material in Ming and Qing furniture, as it provided exceptional protection against
damp and water damage. The present kang table is particularly long, and would have likely furnished
a large raised kang platform. Compare with a smaller red lacquer kang table, dated Yuan dynasty, but
with very similar shaped apertures on the apron, in the Yu-kuan Collection illustrated by M. Beurdeley in
Chinese Furniture, Tokyo, 1979, p. 40, no. 53.
明 黑漆軟木大炕桌

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