A FINE AND RARE LARGE HUANGHUALI RECESSED-LEG BENCH, DATIAODENG
17th centuryThe bench of robust proportions, the rectangular mat surface set within a wide frame above a plain apron with shaped spandrels, supported on recessed legs of rectangular section, joined by double struts with straight-edged tops and bottoms and rounded sides. 210cm (82 6/8in) wide x 69cm (27 1/8in) deep x 53cm (19 1/8in) high.
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十七世紀 黃花梨夾頭榫春凳Provenance: an important European private collection來源:歐洲重要私人收藏This elegant bench is notable for its rather large dimensions of the prized huanghuali wood and sturdy appearance, achieved through the square-sectioned legs which gently splay outwards. Benches were very popular in the Ming and Qing dynasties as they were highly functional: their relatively light weight and soft-cane seat allowed air circulation, making them ideal to be used both indoors and outdoors. In addition, their large size and sturdy construction allowed them to also function either as daybeds or as support for displaying small treasured objects.According to the 'Classic of Lu Ban' Lu Ban Jing, a 15th century manual on carpentry, benches were classified according to their size: large benches were known as 'spring benches' chundeng, long and narrow examples were referred to as tiaodeng, while benches accommodating two people were named errendeng. A line drawing of tiaodeng, from the late Ming version of the Lu Ban jing, is illustrated by G.Wu Bruce, Ming Furniture, Hong Kong, 1995, p.60. The 'Twelve Volumes of Useful Objects' Qiyong Shier Juan in the 'Assembled Pictures of the Three Realms' Sancai Tuhui, a Ming dynasty encyclopaedia published in 1608, also illustrates a bench of similar design, see Wang Qi, Sancai Tuhui, Shanghai, 1995, p.16.Compare with a related but smaller huanghuali bench, 17th century, illustrated by C.Evarts, A Leisurely Pursuit: Splendid Hardwood Antiquities from the Liang Yi Collection, Hong Kong, 2000, pp.56-57, no.6. See also a huanghuali bench, 17th century, with square members but a hard seat, illustrated in the University Museum Art Gallery, Classical Chinese Huanghuali Furniture, Hong Kong, 2016, no. 26. Finally, a line drawing of a bench with square members and cloud-shaped spandrels is illustrated by Wang Shixiang, Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture. Ming and Early Qing Dynasties, Hong Kong, vol.2, 1990, pl.A53. A related recessed-leg huanghuali bench, 17th century, was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 11 July 2020, lot 131.凳面攢框鑲籐編蓆面,夾頭榫造法連接光素牙條牙角,方腿間置雙橫棖,四足微微外撇。周身線條凝練,用料厚重,無單調之嫌,有雋永之趣。春凳因其樣式輕便,蓆面清爽通氣,在明清時期頗受歡迎。既可代小榻用於坐臥,又能如桌案陳置器物。十五世紀木匠典籍《魯班經匠家鏡》將長凳依尺寸形制分為春凳、條凳和二人凳;參考明晚期線描圖示,收錄於伍嘉恩著,《Ming Furniture》,香港,1995年,頁60 。明代百科全書《三才圖會》版畫中也有收錄同類凳,見王圻等編,《三才圖會》,上海,1995年,頁16。一例十七世紀黃花梨凳,但尺寸較本例稍小,收錄於柯惕思著,《A Leisurely Pursuit: Splendid Hardwood Antiquities from the Liang Yi Collection》,香港,2000年,頁56-57,編號6,可為比較。另參考一例十七世紀黃花梨凳,凳面裝硬板,曾展於《晏如居藏明式黃花梨家具》,香港大學美術博物館,香港,2016年,編號26;及一牙頭飾卷雲紋春凳插圖,收錄於王世襄著,《明式家具研究》,卷2,香港,1990年,圖版A53。參考一件十七世紀黃花梨夾頭榫春凳,售於香港蘇富比,2020年7月11日,拍品編號131。
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