19th Century Chinese Bolster In Precious Wood, Ming Style

Elegant Chinese harness, made in the 19th century, in the purest style of the Ming dynasty, in hard and heavy wood, and fitted with a veined gray marble top. Furniture from the Ming dynasty, when made in a precious species, is characterized by the search for sobriety, in order to highlight the grain of the wood, and avoids any overload. ornamental... moreover, no rusticity, which distinguishes it from Chinese country furniture, common today. The emphasis is on the quality of the wood. This harness is made from a hard and particularly heavy wood, blond, with a reddish nuance, with a beautiful veining. The polish, and not the varnish, is perfect, the assemblies clearly visible and made with precision. Determining with precision and honesty the wood used, and very complex for a Westerner, who does not live daily, surrounded by its species. We are in the presence of a precious wood, close to Zitan or Huang Hua Li.. A marble cloud gray acts as a tablet. in a perfect state.