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A FINE AND RARE CARVED ZITAN ALTAR TABLE
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A FINE AND RARE CARVED ZITAN ALTAR TABLE

17TH/18TH CENTURY

细节
A FINE AND RARE CARVED ZITAN ALTAR TABLE
17TH/18TH CENTURY
With a plain panelled top and short indented frieze with ruyi motifs above a band of lappets, the apron with further stylised ruyi scrolls, the square-sectioned legs terminating in scroll-end feet and leaf designs
32 7/8 x 49¾ x 17¼ in. (83.5 x 126.3 x 43.8 cm.)
注意事项
VAT rate of 17.5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.

拍品专文

Zitan wood became a very expensive commodity by the early Qing period since their number dwindled dramatically from excessive lumbering activities throughout the Ming dynasty. The scarcity was compounded by the fact that these trees are slow growing and required centuries to fully mature into usable material. Although local sources of zitan exist in the southern provinces of Yunnan, Guangdong and Guangxi, much of the material was imported from Southeast Asia. As an imported material, at the imperial workshops zitan wood was scrupulously monitored and carefully restricted.