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A HUANGHUALI LOW RECTANGULAR TABLE, KANG Compare with a very similar huanghuali kang table, Ming dynasty,
17th century illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace
The finely-patinated top formed from well-figured sections, above a Museum: Furniture of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (I), Hong Kong,
recessed frieze ornately carved with floral scrolls, all standing on four 2002, p.178, no.151; another example, 16th century, is illustrated by
shaped short legs descending from a symmetrically-scalloped frieze R.H.Ellsworth, Chinese Hardwood Furniture in Hawaiian Collections,
carved with a raised edge. Honolulu, 1982, p.41; a further similar huanghuali low table, Ming
86cm (33 6/8) wide x 29cm (11 1/2) high x 49cm (19in) deep. dynasty, circa 1550-1600, from the Victoria and Albert Museum,
London, is illustrated by C.Clunas, Chinese Furniture, London, 1997,
£40,000 - 60,000 pl.52.
CNY360,000 - 540,000
A similar huanghuali low table, late Ming dynasty, 17th century, but
without floral scrolls on the apron, was sold at Bonhams London, 9
十七世紀 黃花梨花卉紋炕桌 November 2017, lot 82.
Provenance: Brian McElney OBE, founder of The Museum of East
Asian Art in Bath

來源：巴斯東亞藝術博物館創辦人，麥雅理先生家族基金收藏

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