Page 187 - Christie's Important Chinese Art, March 23 to 24 2023 New York

R
I
A
VARIOUS PROPERTIES
V
O
P
R
O
U
S
3
1 1173 1175
7
1
U
E
L
I
M
A
I
T
A TIELIMU TRESTLE-LEG TABLE A RARE MASSIVE TIELIMU TRESTLE-LEG TABLE The design of the present table was inspired by bamboo furniture. The
H
8
T
C
T
N
1 18TH CENTURY 18TH-19TH CENTURY members are carved to imitate the nodes of stalks of bamboo. The
E
Carved in imitation of bamboo furniture, the top demountable. abundance of bamboo in China made it popular among the lower classes, as
5
.
i
.
(
8
n
9
º
3 35º in. (89.5 cm.) high, 50q in. (128.3 cm.) wide, a cost-effective and more easily portable alternative to the more luxurious
5
4
14æ in. (37.5 cm.) deep 37æ in. (95.9 cm.) high, 102q in. (260.4 cm.) wide, 16æ in. (42.5 cm.) deep hardwood furniture.
n
(
3
1
.
7
.
æ
5
i
0
0
1
$ $8,000-12,000 $30,000-50,000 Examples of this design, with the articulated nodes, are seen in huanghuali
-
,
8
0
2
0
,
and various hardwoods. A pair of bamboo-inspired tielimu horseshoe-back
清十Ջ 十̏ˠ紀ǎ鐵梨木૯翹頭案 armchairs sold at Christie's New York, 22-23 September 2022, lot 783.
紀
ˠ
十
Ջ
清
清 十 Ջ ˠ 紀 鐵 梨 木 夾 頭 榫 平 頭 案
清十Ջˠ紀ǎ鐵梨木夾頭榫平頭案

1173
1174
A TIELIMU DISPLAY CABINET
18TH-19TH CENTURY
d
6
e
,
57 in. (144.8 cm.) high, 34q in. (87.6 cm.) wide, 16º
1
º
in. (41.3 cm.) deep
$7,000-9,000

清十Ջ 十̏ˠ紀ǎ鐵梨木̼格櫃
1174