Lot 121Y
A PAIR OF HUANGHUALI BAMBOO-STYLE SQUARE STOOLS, FANGDENG 17th century
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A PAIR OF HUANGHUALI BAMBOO-STYLE SQUARE STOOLS, FANGDENG
17th century
Each with a square frame enclosing a hard-mat seat with double-reeded aprons wrapping completely around the exterior of the piece to simulate bamboo, the wrap-around stretchers joined to the apron by three rectangular struts on each side, all supported on four legs of round section. 50.8cm (20in) high x 48.5cm (19 1/8in) wide x 48.5cm (19 1/8in) deep
Each with a square frame enclosing a hard-mat seat with double-reeded aprons wrapping completely around the exterior of the piece to simulate bamboo, the wrap-around stretchers joined to the apron by three rectangular struts on each side, all supported on four legs of round section. 50.8cm (20in) high x 48.5cm (19 1/8in) wide x 48.5cm (19 1/8in) deep
Footnotes
十七世紀 黃花梨無束腰直足裹腿直棖加矮老圓包圓方凳一對
According to the Chinese classical furniture scholar Wang Shixiang in the book Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture (Beijing, 2018, p.25), the technique of having aprons wrapping completely around the exterior of the piece showcases the advanced engineering that escalates the minimalist aesthetics. Compare with two Ming dynasty huanghuali square stools, illustrated in ibid., pl.9, 11, p.24-25.
圓材直足直棖，每邊上下橫棖中裝有兩支矮老，無束腰，裹腿做，椅盤垛邊做，編軟屜，為一例受竹製傢俱影響的造法。
此拍品邊緣采用了「垛邊」，造法來增加外觀的厚度，所謂的「垛邊」，即沿著邊抹的邊緣加一條木材。王世襄在《明式家具研究》書（北京，2018年）中第25頁提出，此類杌凳的棖子如是裹腿做的，乃屬於比較考究的造法。
參考兩張同樣采用了無束腰直足裹腿做法的方凳，見前書，圖版甲9、甲11，頁24-25。
Saleroom notices
Please note this item is made of a type of Dalbergia wood which is subject to CITES export/import restrictions since 2 January 2017. This item can only be shipped to addresses within Hong Kong or collected from our Hong Kong saleroom and storage unless a CITES re-export permit is granted. Please contact the department for further information. 本拍品由黃檀屬木質製造而成，從2017年1月2日起，所有由黃檀屬的木製品收到CITES國際瀕危物種出入口管制。除非獲得CITES再出口許可，此拍品只可運送至香港境內的地址或從本公司香港倉儲提取。請與專家部門聯繫以了解詳情。
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