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A HUANGHUALI LOW TABLE, KANGZHUO
Late Ming dynasty, early 17th century Provenance
The rectangular-paneled top with a ‘water-stopping’ beaded rim Acquired in the early 20th century in China by Einar Park, thence by
above an ‘ice-plate’ edge and plain waist supported by dramatic descent
cabriole legs ending in articulated, clawed feet on pads, the fierce
animal mask terminals with gaping jaws, bulging eyes, flaring nostrils A kangzhuo with similar confronting dragons on the apron and
and flowing hair, joined by a beaded and cusped apron carved with a animal mask terminals is in the collection of the Minneapolis Museum
pair of confronted stylized dragons. of Art. Also dated to the early 17th century, it is illustrated in R.D.
12 x 36 1/2 x 22 1/4 in (30.5 x 93 x 56.5cm) Jacobsen, Classical Chinese Furniture in the Minneapolis Institute of
Arts, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1999, pp. 94-95, while another
$12,000 - 15,000 table with a pierced apron and dating to the 15th century is in the
collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta
明末 十七世紀初 黃花梨龍紋炕桌 Millikin Collection 1964.228.

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