A rare Huanghuali Kang table with folding legs (Kangzhuo). Ming Dynasty, Late 16th-Early 17th century. Photo Sotheby's

the rectangular paneled top, with 'ice-plate' edge supported on cabriole legs, each terminating in a slender leaf cradling a ball, resting on trapezoid pads carved with ruyi cloudheads, the shaped aprons boldly carved in low relief with winged dragons confronting a lotus blossom amid scrolling vines, the folding legs originally resting in spaces on the inside of the long aprons, the wood of rich honey-brown color. Height 9 in., 22.9 cm; Width 29 3/4 in., 75.6 cm; Depth 20 1/4 in., 51.4 cm. Estimate 80,000-120,000 USD

PROVENANCE: The Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture Collection (until 1996).

Christie's New York, 19th September 1996, lot 103.

Christie's New York, 25th March 1998, lot 10.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. New York. 14 september 2011 www.sothebys.com