A huanghuali 'chilong' kang table, kangji, Late Ming dynasty | 明末 黃花梨螭龍紋炕几
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October 9, 07:30 AM GMT
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A huanghuali 'chilong' kang table, kangji,
Late Ming dynasty
明末 黃花梨螭龍紋炕几
the top set within a rectangular beaded frame, the edge moulding downward and inward to a shaped apron carved on each of the long sides with a pair of confronting chilong, complemented by interlocking scrolls on the short sides, raised on four elegant cabriole legs, each crowned with a mythical beast mask and terminating in claws
88.5 by 43.5 by h. 39.3 cm
Eastern Pacific Co. (Hei Hung-Lu), Hong Kong, 3rd September 1987.
東泰商行（黑洪祿），香港，1987年9月3日
Powerfully carved with confronting chilong and mythical beast masks, the current kangji is notable for its combination of clean lines and meticulous rendering of details.
Compare a larger example with chilong flanking lingzhi scrolls instead of ruyi-shaped clouds, formerly in the collection of Wang Shixiang and now preserved in the Shanghai Museum, illustrated in Wang Shixiang, Mingshi jiaju yanjiu / Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture, Beijing, 2018, pl. B13.