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rectangular top supported on rounded recessed legs joined by oval side-stretches below a plain apron with shaped and cuspedspandrels; And a Grey Clay Tomb Brick, Han Dynasty, 206BC - 220AD, the hollow brick with apertures to the ends, the surface impressedwith ‘elephant-eye’, lozenge and floral motifs, the table with traces of black lacquer, the underside coated with coarsely woven cloth,ramie and lacquer, calcification to the feet, restoration; the brick with age wear, calcification, chips and traces of earth136cm long (2)PROVENANCEC. L. Ma, Tianjin, China, 2000Global Heritage, Cape Town, South Africa, 2001Private European Collection, 2006Qin playing was especially popular during the Ming Dynasty but very few examples of Qin tables exist today. Han Dynasty tomb brickswere selected to surface Qin tables as the hollow bricks had a resonant quality that produced pure tones. When not in use as a musicaltable the Qin table was employed as a display surface for Bonsai and scholar’s rocks. This unusual table is a rare example of Chinesefurniture providing insight into vernacular Chinese history