拍賣筆記 vol.170 佳士得：安思遠出版，黃花梨玫瑰椅一對 - A Pair Of Huanghuali Low-Back Armchairs , Meiguiyi

此類曲線柵欄製作需要極高的工藝水平並耗費大量的木材，因此極為罕見。比較一張與之類似但較小的玫瑰椅，見M.Flacks著《Classical Chinese Furniture》，倫敦，2011年，頁38-39。其上柵欄間隔較大，數量亦少於本拍品。

十七/十八世紀 黃花梨玫瑰椅一對

17TH/18TH CENTURY

估價：港元 1,500,000 – 港元 3,000,000

32 7⁄8 in. (82.4 cm.) high, 22¼ in. (56.6 cm.) wide, 17 in. (43.2 cm.) deep

來源

洪建生舊藏；紐約佳士得，2014年3月21日，拍品2311號

出版

安思遠，尼古拉斯．葛瑞德雷，柯安霓合著，《洪氏所藏木器百圖》，紐約，1996年，頁86-87，23號

玫瑰椅，江浙地區稱為「文椅」。其靠背偏低，不高於窗台桌沿，易融於文人廳堂景致其中。

本對椅子以纖細波浪式欞接於平直的搭腦、扶手及抹頭，宛如潺潺流水，使得端麗的玫瑰椅格外顯得靈動。椅子正面及側面券口牙子上淺雕幾何拐子紋。

此類曲線柵欄製作需要極高的工藝水平並耗費大量的木材，因此極為罕見。比較一張與之類似但較小的玫瑰椅，見M.Flacks著《Classical Chinese Furniture》，倫敦，2011年，頁38-39。其上柵欄間隔較大，數量亦少於本拍品。

Furniture from the Collection of Mimi Wong

A VERY RARE PAIR OF HUANGHUALI LOW-BACK ARMCHAIRS , MEIGUIYI

17TH/18TH CENTURY

Estimate

HKD 1,500,000 – HKD 3,000,000

32 7⁄8 in. (82.4 cm.) high, 22¼ in. (56.6 cm.) wide, 17 in. (43.2 cm.) deep、

PROVENANCE

Property from the Raymond Hung Collection; sold at Christie’s New York, 21 March 2014, lot 2311

LITERATURE

R. Hatfield Ellsworth, N. Grindley and Anita Christy, Chinese Furniture - One Hundred Examples from the Mimi and Raymond Hung Collection, New York, 1996, pp. 86-87, no. 23

The fluid, pronounced curved lines of the vertical spindles contrast elegantly with the straight lines of the back and arms, a juxtaposition which continues on the aprons with the carved angular scroll set within the curvilinear contours. This rare design is a variation on the more standard straight spindles more commonly found on low-back armchairs. The infrequent use of curved spindles in Chinese furniture of this period can almost certainly be accounted for by the large amount of timber as well as the high degree of workmanship that would have been required to produce them.

A slightly smaller single chair with closely related shaped spindles is illustrated by M. Flacks, Classical Chinese Furniture, London, 2011, pp. 38-39. The spindles on the single chair are set further apart and are fewer in number than on the present chairs.