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A TURQUOISE-GLAZED ‘BAMBOO BED’ STAND, KANGXI PERIOD
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2024年10月18日 开拍
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A TURQUOISE-GLAZED ‘BAMBOO BED’ STAND, KANGXI PERIOD

Published: Alice R. M. Hyland, Passion and Pursuit: The Billings Collection, Nantucket, 2002, p. 99, no. 200.
Exhibited: Nantucket Historical Association Whaling Museum, Asian Treasures from The Billings Collection, Nantucket, 26 May-1 November 2022.

China, 1662-1722. Of rectangular form, supported on four short legs issuing from beast heads, incised to the top with bamboo stalks enclosed by cross-hatched basketweave designs to the shorter sides, covered overall in a rich lustrous turquoise glaze.

Provenance: Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, United States. The Collection of David Billings and Beverly Hall Billings, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States, acquired from the above. Two labels to the underside, ‘Chait Galleries, New York, 13859, K.H. USD 500’ and ‘8310 R.E. X’. Ralph M. Chait Galleries is the oldest specialist gallery in the United States in the field of fine Chinese porcelain and works of art. The firm was founded in 1910 by Ralph M. Chait at the age of 18, who ran the business for over six decades and became one of the foremost dealers in Chinese art in the United States, counting among his clients some of the most prominent collectors in the field, including John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and Sir Percival David. Over the years, the gallery has sold pieces to most major American museums and also worked with many important architects, decorators, and designers. The firm continues to be run by the third generation of the Chait family.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and firing irregularities including burst bubbles, glaze recesses, dark spots, and glaze lines. Few minuscule losses to the feet.

Weight: 498.6 g
Dimensions: Length 16.2 cm, Height 4.8 cm

In China, bamboo has traditionally held a place of significance within literati culture. Together with the flowering plum and pine, they form the ‘Three Friends of Winter’ for their ability to withstand the cold and remain green. Upright and sturdy, yet easily bending with the wind, bamboo came to signify moral integrity among the literati elite, and has served as a constant source of inspiration for poets and painters, alike.

When compared to their hardwood counterparts in huanghuali and zitan, relatively few examples of bamboo furniture have survived. The material is less durable than hardwoods, and abundant enough that replacements could be easily made. To make a piece of furniture in bamboo, lengths of bamboo were steamed and softened until pliable and bent around a frame. This construction technique inspired examples in huanghuali seen in wraparound stretchers, round legs, circular struts, members carved to imitate nodes of bamboo, and continuous arms.

Note that the three stupas shown on one of the images are not part of this lot. These are being offered separately in this auction.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 27 March 2018, lot 79
Price: USD 5,250 or approx. EUR 6,100 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A turquoise-glazed hexagonal stand, Kangxi period
Expert remark: Compare the related table form and lustrous turquoise glaze. Note the larger size (24.8 cm).

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