44L x 25¼D x 32¼H

A RARE RECTANGULAR RECESSED LEG TABLE

38½L x 18W x 18H

VERY FINE KANG HEIGHT ALTAR TABLE

18L x 12D x 19½H

18TH C. HUANG HUALI TABLE TOP BOOK CABINET

41½L x 22D x 13½H

18TH C. CHI CH’IH MU WAISTED LOW TABLE

36½L x18½D x 32½H

18TH C. RECTANGULAR WAISTED SIDE TABLE IN ELMWOOD WITH SOFT WOOD PANEL

16¼L x 14½D x 19H

18TH C. CH’IU MU HEXAGONAL STOOLS

BLACK LACQUER SOFT WOOD TOP ON A RECESSED BAMBOO BASE. WITH DEEP APRONS ON 4 SIDES OF A REPEATING PATTERN ABOVE 4 LEGS JOINED AT EACH END BY A VERTICAL MID HEIGHT BRACE.

THIS TABLE IS UNIQUE AMONG KNOWN BAMBOO FURNITURE. ALTHOUGH RECTANGULAR SIDE TABLES OF VARIOUS LEVELS OF QUALITY ARE FREQUENTLY SEEN NONE EXHIBIT THE STYLE OF THE CLASSICAL WOOD PAINTING OR WINE TABLES. THE STAND ALONE MID HEIGHT BRACE EVOCATIVE OF THE WOOD FORM IS UNIQUE AMONG KNOWN EXAMPLES.

MOST RECTANGULAR SIDE TABLES HAVE LACQUERED TOPS VIRTUALLY FLUSH WITH THE BAMBOO ARMATURE OR SLIGHTLY EXTENDED. UNLIKE THE SHOWN EXAMPLE HAS A TOP, EXTENDING WELL BEYOND THE ENDS OF THE BAMBOO FRAME AND VISUALLY SUPPORTED BY FRETTED SPANDRELS AT EACH CORNER.

RECTANGULAR LACQUERED WOOD TOP WITH LARGE SCROLL ENDS, SUPPORTED BY A FINE AND CLOSE WORKED BAMBOO ARMATURE. CONSISTING OF TWO BANKS OF FOUR LEGS WITH LATTICE WORK AND JOINED AT THE BASE BY A SINGLE LEG ENCIRCLING STRETCHER. THE DEEP FRONT APRON SHOW A STYLIZED “SHOU” CHARACTER FLANKED BY TWO OTHER STYLIZED PATTERNS.

THIS IS AN EXCEPTIONAL EXAMPLE OF BAMBOO LOW TABLE WITH EVERTED MULLIONS. AND THE ONLY KNOWN PIECE OF THIS TYPE AMONG PUBLISHED EXAMPLES. EXTREMELY TIGHT IN ITS CONCEPTION WITH WELL EXECUTED CONSTRUCTION. IT ILLUSTRATES THE HALLMARKS OF EXCELLENCE IN BAMBOO FURNITURE. SHOWING A HIGHLY FIGURED TRELLIS WORK,

THE DENSITY OF THE PATTERN ON SUCH A SMALL TABLE CREATE THE FEELING OF MORE SOLID SURFACES. ALTHOUGH LONGER VERSIONS OF THIS STYLE ARE KNOWN, NONE SO FAR EXHIBITS THE DENSE, EVEN DECORATION OF THIS EXAMPLE.

ROUND SECTION SLANTING FRAME HOLDING TWO FRAMED PANEL DOORS OF WELL FIGURED WOOD ABOVE AN UNUSUAL DECORATIVELY CARVED APRON.

SMALL CABINETS OF THIS SIZE AND SHAPE ARE NOT COMMON IN PUBLISHED EXAMPLES OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS. INTERESTING FEATURES OF THE CABINET ARE THE REMAINS OF SURFACE LACQUER AND STRONG FEATURES OF THE WELL FIGURED DOOR PANEL.

RECTANGULAR NARROW FRAME WITH 2 PIECE FLOATING PANEL ABOVE A RECESSED WAIST AND A SIMPLE APRON SUPPORTED BY FOUR CORNER LEGS WITH HOOF STYLE FEET, AND JOINED BY A MID HEIGHT HUMPBACK STRETCHERS WITH PAIRS OF VERTICAL BRACES. THUMBNAIL MOULDING THROUGHOUT.

A WELL CONSTRUCTED TABLE WITH REMAINS OF LACQUER/ CLAY COATING UNDERNEATH. ALMOST ALL FURNITURE IN THIS WOOD SHOULD BE CONSIDERED 18/19TH CENTURY. ALL THOUGH THE TENDENCY IS FOR EARLIER DATE. ONLY A FEW NOTABLE EXAMPLES SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS SUCH.

RECTANGULAR MORTISE AND TENDON FRAME WITH SOFTWOOD FLOATING PANEL. BOVE A DEEP WAIST AND SIMPLE APRON SUPPORTED BY FOUR SQUARE SECTION LEGS TERMINATING IN A HOOF FEET DESIGN.

A FEW EXAMPLE OF THIS STYLE ARE SEEN IN HUANG HUALI. THE LACQUER INLAY COATING OF THIS PIECE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. AND THE CHARACTER OF THE WOOD SUPPORTS AN EARLY 18TH C. DATE.