A HONGMU CORNER-LEG TABLE, TIAOZHUO 17th/18th century

A HONGMU CORNER-LEG TABLE, TIAOZHUO 17th/18th century The table with a rectangular top set within a wide frame above waisted plain aprons, all raised above square-section legs joined by humpback stretchers and terminating in hoof feet. 95cm (37 3/8in) high x 68.7cm (27in) long x 48.2cm (19in) deep. Footnotes: 十七/十八世紀 有束腰羅鍋棖馬蹄足紅木條桌 Provenance: an English private collection Notable for the simplicity of its design and the elegance and lightness of the form, the present table would have been centrally placed within a scholar's studio. Their broad surface could easily accommodate the accoutrements typically associated with the scholar, such as a brush, an inkstone, a waterpot, a brushpot, and even a small scholar's rock. Corner-leg tables required stretchers or braces for strength and stability. Compare the present table with a similarly-shaped huanghuali table, 17th century, illustrated in C. Clunas, Chinese Furniture, London, 1988, no.48; see another huanghuali example illustrated in Central Academy of Arts and Crafts: Illustrations of Collections, Ming Furniture, vol.2, Beijing. 1994, no.35. Compare with a related huanghuali corner-leg altar table, 17th century, which was sold at Bonhams New York, 12 September 2016, lot 6011; a further example was sold at Christie's, New York, 18 March 2015, lot 169. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing