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A rare lacquer decorated offering table 18th century
18 March 2015, 13:00 EDT
New YorkUS$6,000 - US$8,000
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A rare lacquer decorated offering table
18th century
The square top set into a raised beaded frame with chamfered corners over an elaborate scallop-edge apron fitted with cabriole legs heightened with bamboo embellishments, the top painted in polychrome lacquer with a gathering of sages on the banks of an elaborate waterway, the shore line shaded by flowering trees and majestic pines shading a dwelling and open-air pavilion on the right set off by distant shores, the lively scene enclosed by a floral swag border heightened with metal bosses at each corner, the floral bands repeat on the apron and supports and enhanced by elegant metal hardware
7 1/8 x 16 1/8 x 14 3/8in (18 x 41 x 35.5cm)
The square top set into a raised beaded frame with chamfered corners over an elaborate scallop-edge apron fitted with cabriole legs heightened with bamboo embellishments, the top painted in polychrome lacquer with a gathering of sages on the banks of an elaborate waterway, the shore line shaded by flowering trees and majestic pines shading a dwelling and open-air pavilion on the right set off by distant shores, the lively scene enclosed by a floral swag border heightened with metal bosses at each corner, the floral bands repeat on the apron and supports and enhanced by elegant metal hardware
7 1/8 x 16 1/8 x 14 3/8in (18 x 41 x 35.5cm)
Footnotes
Tables of this shape appear to have been used at court as offering tables, or in some cases, for dining. The rare decoration of this table has few precedents, and places it in the scholarly tradition of Joseon eighteenth century literati collectors.
For similar undecorated tables with elaborate aprons and supports, see The Poetry of Ink. The Korean Literati Tradition 1392 - 1910, Musée national des arts asiatiques, Guimet, Paris, March 16 - June 6, 2005, no. 56 and 57.