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A RARE HUANGHUALI TWO-TIERED STAND, XIANGJI
17th century
The elegant stand of ‘four-corners flush’, consisting of a single
rectangular panelled top set within a thick rectangular frame, above
plain aprons supported on thick legs of square section joined by a
shelf above curving hoof feet.
80.5cm (31 1/2in) high x 41cm (16 1/8in) wide x 31.5cm (12 3/8in) deep.

£30,000 - 50,000
CNY260,000 - 440,000

十七世紀 黃花梨四面平式雙層香幾

Provenance: a British private collection

來源：英國私人收藏

Notable for its restrained design an underlying sense of linear
elegance, the present stand is an unusual and remarkable example
of the ‘four-corners flush’ design, simianping. This form, likely derived
from the box-style construction of earlier periods, relied on the
simplicity of its lines and figure of the wood for its beauty and was
highly regarded during the Ming dynasty.

The configuration of simianping corner joints greatly differs from those
of waisted construction in the greater thickness of the apron. In this
variation, long tenons are shaped onto the leg members penetrating
through the aprons and into the stand or table top.

Here the legs are set flush against the top of the stand and the
austerity of the simianping design is subtly softened by the gently
inward-curving feet and the addition of a lower shelf. Compare with
a huanghuali flush-sided stool, 17th century, displaying a similar
construction as the present example, illustrated by M.Flacks, Classical
Chinese Furniture, New York, 1997, pp.114-115.

See also a small huanghuali waistless side table with corner legs, 17th
century, which was sold at Christie’s New York, 21 September 2000,
lot 35.

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