Lot 114. A zitan recessed-leg long table, qiaotouan, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 84.8 by 146 by 35.9 cm., 33 3/8  by 57 1/2  by 14 1/8  in. Estimate 1,800,000 — 2,800,000 HKD. Lot Sold 5,000,000 HKD (574,780 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's.

Exhibited: Government House, Hong Kong, c. 1997-2003.
Grace Wu Bruce, Zitan Furniture from the Ming and Qing dynasties, Hong Kong Exhibition, Grace Wu Bruce, Hong Kong, 1999, cat. no. 6, pp. 20-21.
The Dr. S.Y. Yip Collection of Classic Chinese Furniture, Macao Museum of Art, Macau, 2003, pp. 16-17.
Grace Wu Bruce, Feast by a Wine Table Reclining on a Couch: The Dr. S. Y. Yip Collection of Classic Chinese Furniture III, Art Museum, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2007, cat. no. 46, pp. 138-139.

Note: "An early Qing zitan table shows a delicacy different from the late Ming piece. The profile gives it a winged structure."

The apron in the form of separate spandrels is an early design found in Song and early Ming furniture. The present piece with this feature is probably a nostalgic piece fashioned in the 17th century after the ancient.

Sotheby's. Ming Furniture – The Dr S Y Yip Collection, Hong Kong, 07 October 2015