A pair of Chinese huanghuali 'official's hat' yoke-back armchairs, sichutou guanmaoyi, Qing dynasty,

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This present pair of carved huanghuali 'official's hat' yoke-back armchairs known as sichutou guanmaoyi, each with a curved splat back surmounted by a yoke-shaped arch and further flanked by the rear posts which continue to form the back legs extending through the rectangular frame of the woven seat, the arm rails supported on slender standing stiles and extending in a curved manner beyond the front posts, the rectangular framed enclosing the mat seat above the humpback stretcher set with vertical struts, the four legs joined by stepped strepped stretchers and a shaped foot rest to the front, below plain aprons and spandrels Size:(107.5cm high, 57cm wide, 45cm deep) Qty: (2) Provenance: From the esteemed collection of Ulrich Hausmann, (Germany, 1947-2023); and thence by descent: Ulrich Hausmann was highly regarded as a distinguished collector and scholar of Chinese works of art, and was particularly renowned for his expertise in the field of later Chinese bronzes. Hausmann assembled an important collection in this regard and contributed significantly to the scholarly field and understanding of later Chinese bronzes. 來源： 烏爾里希·豪斯曼（德國，1947–2023）重要珍藏，此後家族傳承 豪斯曼備受推崇，為中國藝術品之傑出收藏家兼學者，尤以明清銅器研究與鑑賞權威聞名。豪斯曼居於德國萊茵蘭，其所組建之中國藝術品珍藏意義重大，對學術界深化晚期中國銅器之理解與認知貢獻卓著。 Notes: Please refer to a pair of chairs closely related sold at Christie's, New York, 16 March 2015, lot 3294; another pair of chairs but without arms sold at Bonhams, London, 15 May 2014, lot 349; another pair was offered at Sotheby's, New York, 18-19 March 2025, lot 267 These splendid pair of huanghuali chairs are characterised by its exceptionally clean lines and restrained elegance, this rare and sophisticated form embodies many of the most highly sort after characteristics of late Ming furniture which was also highly admired into the Qing period. This type of chairs is known among Chinese furniture connoisseurs as a sichutou guanmaoyi (‘four-ends-extended’ ‘official’s hat’ armchair), a name derived from the projection of the crestrail and armrests beyond the rear and front posts, respectively. Although these extended elements likely originated in more vernacular traditions of Chinese furniture, by the Ming and into the Qing dynasty the form had become fully assimilated into the refined taste of the literati. The broad sweep of the extended crestrail, in particular, conveyed distinction and status, and chairs of this type were often reserved for the most senior figures at a gathering. 同類極為相似之一對椅，可參見紐約佳士得，2015年3月16日，編號3294；另一對無扶手靠背椅，售於倫敦邦瀚斯，2014年5月14日，編號349；另有一對曾上拍於紐約蘇富比，2025年3月18至19日，編號267。 此對黃花梨官帽椅造型絕妙，線條簡練流暢，典雅內斂。其珍罕而雅致之式樣，集明末家具極受追捧之諸多特色於一身，至清代仍備受推崇。古典家具鑑賞家將此類座椅稱為四出頭官帽椅，因其搭腦兩端及兩側扶手出頭而得名。此類出頭結構雖或源自中國民間家具傳統，然至明清時期，其造型已完全融入文人雅士之高雅審美。尤其是寬闊舒展之搭腦出頭，盡顯尊貴與地位，故此類座椅常供雅集盛會中地位最高者蒞座。

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