Calendar

Today

12-27
12-28
12-29
12-30
12-31
1-01
1-02
1-03
1-04
1-05
1-06
1-07
1-08
1-09
1-10

具体要求

其它要求

关闭

国内拍卖首页 > EDEN Fine Antiques Galleries > 第一天——2017春季精美艺术品古董拍卖会 > Lot 142

PAIR ZITAN & YINGMU HORSESHOE BACK ARM CHAIRS

佐治亚北京时间

2017年04月14日开拍

上一件下一件

拍品描述: A PAIR OF FINE CHINESE ZITAN & BURL YINGMU WOOD PANEL HORSESHOE BACK ARM CHAIRS, QUANYI.
With sweeping crest rail terminating in out swept hooks above shaped spandrels, all above the curved splat carved with a framed Burl YINGMU wood reserve flanked by shaped, beaded spandrels, gracefully curved standing stiles, and the rear posts, the hard mat seat presented beautifully with wealthier burl YingMu wood panel set within the beaded, rectangular frame above shaped, beaded aprons and spandrels carved in the front with a conjoined leafy scroll, and plain, shaped aprons and spandrels on the sides and rear, the legs joined by stepped stretchers and the foot rest above plain, shaped aprons. The zitan wood display smooth lustrous dense hardwood with dark purple-brown patina and feathery fine grain.

Provenance: Roswell, Georgia private collector

Dimension: 39-1/2" H x 29" W x 20" D (each)
LOT NOTES:

The Chinese name for this type of chair, quanyi, is literally translated as 'chair with a circular back' or 'circle chair'. During the Song dynasty (960-1279) this form was known as kaolaoyang, which refers to a large round basket made from split bamboo. The English name for this form, however, refers to the overall shape of the back and arm rests, which resembles a horseshoe. Wang Shixiang and Curtis Evarts have suggested that the horseshoe-back armchair emerged simultaneously with other examples of high-back chairs during the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties. See, Wang Shixiang and Curtis Evarts, in Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture, Chicago, 1995, p. 56, for a further discussion of the form.
An illustrated early example of the horseshoe-back chair in a woodblock print is included in the Lu Ban Jing (Classic of Lu Ban) but is utilized as a sedan-chair. (Fig. 1) The Lu Ban Jing (Classic of Lu Ban) is a Ming dynasty carpenter's manual that contains a significant amount of information describing the forms of popular furniture during that era. However, the text and its importance go far beyond that, as described by Craig Clunas in "Klaas Ruitenbeek's u Ban Jing," Journal of The Classical Chinese Furniture Society, Winter, 1993, pp. 30-32. Clunas explains that the Classic of Lu Ban "is a carpenter's manual, dealing not only with the technical aspects of building construction and of furniture-making, but with what might broadly be called the ritual and magical aspects of the craft."
The crest rail of this type of chair also ingeniously and elegantly functions as the armrest. Wang Shixiang explains in, Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture, vol. I, Hong Kong, 1990, p. 43, that the "crest rail is made of several sections which comfortably support both the arm and the upper arm. The crest rail is constructed from three or five segments. A three-section crest rail is called a sanquan, a five-section one is called a wuquan. The three-section crest rail requires two fewer joints but requires larger members because of the wider curve." The crest rail of the present pair of chairs is constructed from five segments. For a detailed description and explanation of the sophisticated joinery utilized by the Chinese craftsmen to construct the curved rails of the elegant and graceful horseshoe-back armchair, see Curtis Evarts, "Continuous Horseshoe Arms And Half-Lapped Pressure Peg Joins," Journal of The Classical Chinese Furniture Society, Spring, 1991, pp. 14-18.
Several examples of similar HuangHuaLi horseshoe-back armchairs have been published including a larger pair (41 in. high) in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, illustrated by Robert D. Jacobsen and Nicholas Grindley in Classical Chinese Furniture, Minneapolis, 1999, pp. 60-61, no. 12, and a slightly larger example (39 in. high) illustrated by Wang Shixiang and Curtis Evarts, Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture, Chicago, 1995, p. 56-57, no. 26, which was subsequently sold at Christie's, New York, 19 September 1996, lot 99.
---以下为第三方软件翻译，仅供参考---

品相报告: Over all in EXCELLENT condition. Some stress of wear. Natural wood imperfection, wood joint mark, minor scratches and dents. Normal consider ages and wears.

Please Note: EDEN Fine Antiques Galleries provides condition reports as a courtesy to our clients and assumes no liability for any error or omission. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, and is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Descriptions are our opinions and should in no way be construed as a guarantee of any kind as to age, condition, mater. The bidder assumes responsibility for ensuring that the condition of the item(s) meets with their satisfaction prior to bidding. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging.
---以下为第三方软件翻译，仅供参考---

本场其它拍品

竞价阶梯
快递物流
拍卖规则
支付方式

竞价区间加价幅度

100

200

1,000

100

2,000

250

5,000

500

10,000

1,000

20,000

2,500

50,000

5,000

100,000

10,000

拍企可推荐物流公司，买家直接与物流公司联系并支付相关运输费用，承担运输风险。

（1）保证金与否：2000美金，或由联拍在线代收人民币15000元；身份证正反面信息；信用卡正反面信息；
（2）拍品是否保真：否，买家在竞拍前需要仔细甄别。
（3）付款方式：银行转账；VISA/MASTER信用卡（仅适用于3000美金以下）。
（4）付款期限：成交日起10个工作日内完成全部支付。
（5）佣金费率：网络竞拍佣金率0 -50,000 24%；50,000 - 1,000,000 21%；1,000,000 - 以上 18%；
（6）税收：如有，买家承担。
（7）运输等相关操作费用标准：拍企可推荐物流公司，买家直接与物流公司联系并支付相关运输费用，承担运输风险。
（8）禁止条款：海外拍卖会可能会出现中国法律禁止交易的物品，如枪支、管制刀具、象牙、犀角等，中国买家不得通过本平台参与上述物品的拍卖活动；任何情形下，买家均须对自己的竞拍行为独立承担责任。