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A PAIR OF TIANQI LACQUER CHAIRS
WANLI PERIOD (1573-1619)

明萬曆 填漆花鳥紋椅一對

Each chair has a shaped top rail, supported by an openwork shaped back panel incorporating the design of
two phoenix amongst scrolling lingzhi stems. Each arm side panel is carved with a cloud scroll edge, joined
to the seat panel decorated with large lotus and birds. The square-section legs are joined by rectangular-
section stretchers, similarly decorated to the arms and top rail with lotus blooms and scrolling tendrils.

44 in. (112 cm.) high, 25 in. (63.5 cm.) wide, 19 in. (48 cm.) deep (2)

£30,000-50,000 $46,000-76,000
€41,000-68,000

See a similar single chair illustrated in, Furniture of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (II), The Complete
Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, The Commercial Press, Hong Kong, 2002, p. 54, no. 44.

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