Good Waisted Corner Leg Side Table Banzhuo

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Good Waisted Corner Leg Side Table Banzhuo

18^th Century, Shanxi province, China

High 82 cm.

Wide 170 cm.

Deep 34 cm.

Elm wood

Good Waisted Corner Leg Side Table Banzhuo. The single-panel top enclosed within a broad frame with “ice-plate” edge, set on a narrow waist above the breaded apron flush with square legs terminating in hoofed feet.

Reference:

Compare a similar side table with puddingstone top, dated to the 16^th or 17^th century, illustrated by G. W. Bruce, Dreams of Chu tan Chamber and the Romance with Huanghuali Wood: The Dr. S.Y. Yip Collection of Classic Chinese Furniture, Hong Kong, 1991, pp. 54-5, no. 16, where it is noted that this elegant form “relies entirely on the delicacy of its proportions for its beauty.”

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