Lot 17. A huanghuali rectangular corner-leg waisted side table, banzhuo, Ming dynasty, 17th century; 101.3 by 44.7 by h. 91 cm, 40 by 17 ½ by h. 35 ¾ in. Estimate: 1,500,000 - 2,000,000 HKD. Lot sold 882,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's.

the rectangular panel top inset within a mitred frame above a narrow waist, with S-shaped 'giant's arm' braces extending from the inside of each leg to the underside of the table, all supported on four hoof feet.

Provenance : Peter Lai Antiques, Hong Kong, 10th April 1990.

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Illustration in Wu Sao He Bian [A Combined collection of Sao songs from the Wu area]