A huanghuali low rectangular table, Kang

17th century

17th century
The finely-patinated top formed from well-figured sections, above a recessed frieze ornately carved with floral scrolls, all standing on four shaped cabriole legs descending from a symmetrically-scalloped frieze carved with a raised edge.
33 6/8 x 11 1/2 x 19in (86 x 29 x 49cm)

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Provenance:
Brian McElney OBE, founder of The Museum of East Asian Art in Bath, UK

Compare with a very similar huanghuali kang table, Ming dynasty, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Furniture of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (I), Hong Kong, 2002, p.178, no.151; another example, 16th century, is illustrated by R. H. Ellsworth, Chinese Hardwood Furniture in Hawaiian Collections, Honolulu, 1982, p.41; a further similar huanghuali low table, Ming dynasty, circa 1550-1600, from the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, is illustrated by C. Clunas, Chinese Furniture, London, 1997, pl.52.

A similar huanghuali low table, late Ming dynasty, 17th century, but without floral scrolls on the apron, was sold in our London rooms, 9 November 2017, lot 82.