Lot 23. A huanghuali 'Crane' low table, kangji, Ming dynasty, 17th century; 63.3 by 43 by h. 21.5 cm, 25 by 17 by h. 8 ½ in. Estimate: 200,000 - 400,000 HKD. Lot sold 529,200 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's.

constructed with the top set within a wide rectangular frame enclosed within a further raised edge, the edge of the frame moulding downward and inward to a straight constricted waist and a shaped beaded-edged apron carved on each side with two cranes amidst elaborate cloud scrolls, the design and apron continuing down to cabriole legs.

Sotheby's. Monochrome II, 9 October 2020, Hong Kong