MARBLE-INSET ZITAN CORNER-LEG STAND QING DYNASTY
the pale grey and white variegated marble top set in the moulded, rectangular frame above a narrow waist, the top supported on elegantly carved and beaded cabriole legs terminating in slightly incurved feet joined by a continuous base stretcher of conforming shape (Dimensions: 22cm wide x 7.8cm high x 12.5cm deep) (Qty: 1)
(22cm wide x 7.8cm high x 12.5cm deep)
Qty: (1)
Provenance: Private Taiwanese collection
Footnote: Note: Christie's Elevated Beauty: Fine Chinese Display Stands from An Important Private American Collection sale on 17 Sep 2015, lot 1019 Durable, easy to clean, resistant to both fire and water, marble-inset tops provided protection to surfaces from daily activities such as the burning of incense or pouring of wine. Portable examples, such as the present stand, would have been easily transported from the garden to the scholar's studio and would have been essential to everyday life.
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the pale grey and white variegated marble top set in the moulded, rectangular frame above a narrow waist, the top supported on elegantly carved and beaded cabriole legs terminating in slightly incurved feet joined by a continuous base stretcher of conforming shape (Dimensions: 22cm wide x 7.8cm high x 12.5cm deep) (Qty: 1)
(22cm wide x 7.8cm high x 12.5cm deep)
Qty: (1)
Provenance: Private Taiwanese collection
Footnote: Note: Christie's Elevated Beauty: Fine Chinese Display Stands from An Important Private American Collection sale on 17 Sep 2015, lot 1019 Durable, easy to clean, resistant to both fire and water, marble-inset tops provided protection to surfaces from daily activities such as the burning of incense or pouring of wine. Portable examples, such as the present stand, would have been easily transported from the garden to the scholar's studio and would have been essential to everyday life.
