the rectangular frame with molded edge of typical miter, mortise and tenon construction enclosing a soft-mat seat supported underneath by three bowed transverse stretchers, resting on an associated base with a recessed waist and plain straight apron, made of one piece of wood and mitered, mortised, tenoned and half-lapped to square-section legs terminating in inward curved hoof feet .

Provenance: Chinart, New York, 2001.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 12 sept. 2018, 10:30 AM