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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION
~1153
A RARE HUANGHUALI DAYBED 私́珍藏 Due to its simple design and light weight, the daybed was a versatile piece
17TH CENTURY of furniture, easily suited for both indoor and outdoor purposes. Woodblock
十ˑˠ紀ǎ黃花梨有束腰羅鍋棖榻
prints dating from the Ming dynasty often show scholars or ladies relaxing
18q in. (47 cm.) high, 75æ in. (192.4 cm.) wide, 24w in. (63.3 cm.) deep Ϝ源 on daybeds in garden settings or along riverbanks. A huanghuali daybed
恆藝館
香港 with legs terminating in carved scroll-form feet is illustrated by R. H.
$300,000-500,000 尼۵拉斯g格林利
紐☼
年 月 Ellsworth, Chinese Furniture: Hardwood Examples of the Ming and Early
Ch'ing Dynasties, New York, 1971, p. 146, no. 38. A huanghuali daybed
PROVENANCE:
with humpback stretchers and of the same proportions, but with thinner
Everarts, Hong Kong.
members, was sold at Christie's New York, 16 September 2016, lot 1203.
Nicholas Grindley, New York, November 1993.
(another view)
