A HUANGHUALI CLOTHES RACK, YIJIA

A HUANGHUALI CLOTHES RACK, YIJIA

QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

The two slender corner posts are of square section and joined to the top rail which terminates in floral scrolls. Two additional horizontal rails enclose openwork panels of meandering floral and leafy scrolls. The whole is fitted into shoe feet carved with archaistic scrollwork with standing spandrels in the form of stylized dragons.

63 3/8 in. (161 cm.) high; 76 1/8 in. (193.5 cm.) wide