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A HUANGHUALI AND MIXED HARDWOOD ALTAR COFFER
Late Qing/Republic period
The rectangular paneled top set into a mitered, mortise and tenon
frame with separated upturned scrolled ends and ‘ice-plate’ edge over
double doors carved in high relief with confronted dragons contesting
flaming jewels over crashing waves, the design repeated on the
spandrels and apron, the doors with removable stile opening to reveal
pair drawers above a removable shelf.
34 1/4 x 67 x 19 3/4in (87 x 172.3 x 50.2cm)

$8,000 - 12,000
686
A HUANGHUALI MEDITATION CHAIR
Contemporary
The plain elegant back frame mitered to tapered tubular back rails
continuing through the seat frame to form the back legs and tenoned
to the arm rests supported by oval front posts flanking humpback
stretchers with pillar-form struts over a footrest and box stretchers.
33 1/2in (85cm) high
$10,000 - 15,000

Purchased
1 July 2002, the West Coast Trading Group, Berkeley California. Made
by Mr. Hu Shengyue in Beijing under the supervision of the Zhongguo
Zhuhai Jianlong Fazhan Youxian Gongsi.

For the Ming dynasty prototype of this modern chair, see the front and
back cover of the Winter 1992 issue of the Journal of the Classical
Chinese Furniture Society as well as the feature article by Sarah
Handler: ‘A Ming Meditating Chair in Bauhaus Light,’ p 26.

That earlier prototype, dated to the 17th century, would go on to be
686 sold as lot 93 at Christie’s New York, September 19, 1996, Important
Chinese Furniture, Formerly the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture
Collection.

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