Lot 3668. A jichimu stand, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century; 156.7 by 67 by 37 cm., 61 5/8 by 26 3/8 by 14 1/2 in. Estimate 100,000 — 180,000 HKD. Lot sold 225,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's

of rectangular section, the lowest shelf of full length skirted by a plain apron on all four sides, joined to four legs rising up through the shelf to form the open framework of the stand, further connected to a second pair of vertical struts securing a lower half shelf and a full-length middle shelf, the top shelf of half length terminating on one side in archaistic scroll ends, the members all of square section with a slightly rounded outer edge.

Sotheby's. Contemporary Literati — A Gathering, Hong Kong, 07 april 2014