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A pair of hardwood yokeback armchairs Sichutouguanmaoyi, 20th…
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Sydney
Date:
18-Jul-2018
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Description:
A pair of hardwood yokeback armchairs Sichutouguanmaoyi, 20th century, each with a gently curving crestrail with extended truncated ends, the S-shaped back splat carved with a lappet-shaped cartouche of foliate scrolls, the two rear posts extending to form the back legs, the outscrolled arms with tapering S-form centre stiles and front supports, the flush panelled rectangular seat within a mitred frame, the curved front apron with beaded edge extending to long flange brackets, the legs joined by four stretchers of ascending height, the footrest with plain arched apron, -2, 119 cm high, 60 cm wide, 47 cm diameter. Provenance: Dynasty Collections and Antiques, California, 2013. Compare with a huanghuali armchair dated to the Ming dynasty, illustrated by Wang Shixiang, Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture Vo.11, p. 43, Fig A70.
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Category:
Oriental: Furniture