A superb Huanghuali convertible bookshelf, 'shujia', Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 17th-18th century. Photo courtesy Littleton & Hennessy Asian Art Ltd.

176 cm. high; 105 cm. wide; 48 cm. deep

The very generously proportioned shelf with square sectioned supporting
members, divided by shelves into four sections, each shelf with a single line moulding on four sides. Supported at the back with four matched planks. Embellished with detachable matching ice-crackle panels on each side. On four short feet, each joined by humpbacked stretchers.

Provenance: Charles Wong, Everarts 200

Littleton & Hennessy Asian Art Ltd (stand 269) at TEFAF 2014. 14-23 march 2014 - http://www.tefaf.com/