A RARE CARVED HUANGHUALI BALANCE SCALE STAND
A RARE CARVED HUANGHUALI BALANCE SCALE STAND

QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY

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A RARE CARVED HUANGHUALI BALANCE SCALE STAND
QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
Formed of square-section with the hump-back top rails framing a panel of confronted kui dragons, carved in openwork. The lower rail is fitted at the centre with a metal fitting pierced for suspension of the scales. The supports on either side are tenoned onto the regular box, decorated with ruyi-cloud spandrels. The box opens to accommodate four drawers.
28 3/4 in. (73 cm.) high, 23 1/4 in. (59 cm.) wide, 8 1/4 in. (29 cm.) deep
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The Feng Wen Tang Collection

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Ruben Lien
Ruben Lien

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Scales were essential in the late Ming and early Qing dynasty for weighing silver, the main form of currency.
Compare to a less ornate early 17th century balance stand now in the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts sold at Christie's New York, Important Chinese Furniture, Formerly in the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture Collection, 19 September 1996, lot 11.

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