LOT 1126  A Huanghuali Recessed Leg Table, Pingtouan  

清 黃花梨獨板平頭畫案 The single-panel top with rounded corners is set within a rectangular frame with molded...

清 黃花梨獨板平頭畫案 The single-panel top with rounded corners is set within a rectangular frame with molded edge, above a plain, beaded apron and cloud-shaped spandrels with hidden mortise and tenon joining them into the mitered frame of the top. The whole is raised on four gently splayed legs of round section joined by stretchers. Qing Dynasty period. Height: 33 2/8 in (84.2 cm) Length: 62 7/8 in (160.0 cm) Width: 20 1/8 in (51.0 cm) Provenance: Private collection, Los Angeles, acquired from an old Massachusetts collection. This huanghuali table is designed as a painting desk. For similar examples, refer to Classic Chinese Furniture of the Ming Dynasty by Wang Shixiang, Sanlian Bookstore, 1985, page 170. 此黃花梨畫案尺寸寬廣，適合作為畫案使用。其造型優雅，比例勻稱，工藝精湛，保存完好，堪稱書齋雅器，簡約而雋永。類似黃花梨畫案，可參閱王世襄《明式家具珍賞》，三聯書店，第170頁。