Smith & Singer
267

A hardwood couch bed Luohanchuang, late 19th/20th century

Estimate $6,500 – $8,500

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of typical construction with well grained single back and side panels with shaped corners, the moulded frame with mitred corners enclosing the rectangular seat, a recessed waist supported on four massive square-section C-curved legs terminating in hoof feet, the wood of rich colour resembling huanghali
72 cm high, 206 cm wide, 108 cm deep

  • Lot Sold $6,000 (Hammer Price)
  • $7,320 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

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Catalogue Notes

Compare with a Yumu couch bed dated to the 17th century sold Sotheby's, New York, 19 March 2014, lot 407; see also a plain panel couch bed of this type, illustrated by Robert D. Jacobsen and Nicholas Grindley, Classic Chinese Furniture in the Minneapolis Museum of Art, 1999, no. 22, pp. 22-23 and a huanghuali bed illustrated by Wang Shixiang, Chinese Furniture Vol II, Hong Kong, 1990, no. C6, p 128

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