VERY FINE and RARE Qing Dynasty 19th Century antique Chinese HuangHuaLi pierced Side Altar Table. Property of General Chen Qi, aka Chen Cangquan; acquired in 1970's, Chay Kee, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Finely constructed with ONE SINGLE piece rectangular top with everted ends surmounting an archaic dragon motif apron flanked by scalloped spandrels forming ruyi shaped pattern over the legs, bridged by framing open-work entwined archaic chilong dragons panel to each sides. Having dense hardwood and fine grain with lustrous patina, the HuangHuaLi wood displays yellowish-golden-honey patina, with translucent shimmering surface with abstractly figured patterns appearing like wheat pattern motif.

Dimension: 36" H " x 85-3/4" L x 14-3/4" D

PROVENANCE:
From the collection of General Chen Qi (陳淇) (1912-2000), who styled himself as “Cangquan” (滄泉）and “Yuquanshanren”（玉泉山人), an artist, calligrapher, a prominent businessman and private antiques collector.
EDEN Fine Antiques Galleries is honored and proud to offer General Chen Qi's heirloom collections including unpublished Qi BaiShi paintings, Fu BaoShi, Zhang DaQian as well as his own calligraphy and paintings.
General Chen Qi's collections can be found on Lot 17, 18, 19, 20, and Lot-88 through Lot-142, continuing at Lot 265 through Lot-298.
For more information about General Chen Qi's Biography, please refer to provenance information at Lot 132.

http://chen-qi.net/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chen_Qi_(collector)



LOT NOTES:
The Chinese term huanghuali literally means "yellow flowering pear" wood. It is a member of the rosewood family and is botanically classified as Dalbergia odorifera. In premodern times the wood was know as huali or hualu.
The finest huanghuali has a translucent shimmering surface with abstractly figured patterns that delight the eye, those appearing like ghost faces were highly prized. The color can range from reddish-brown to golden-yellow. Historical references point to Hainan Island as the main source of huali. However, variations in the color, figure, and density suggest similar species sourced throughout North Vietnam, Guangxi, Indochina and the other isles of the South China Sea.

Over all in EXCELLENT condition. Some stress of wear. Natural wood imperfection, wood joint mark, minor scratches and dents. Normal consider ages and wears.

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