Date: Ming (AD 1368-1644)
Dimensions: Length 43 cm, Width 28 cm, Height 52 cm
Material: Huanghuali wood, copper
Donated by the Chuang family

• Object Type：
  • OTHERS
• Location：
  • Chinese Ming and Qing Furniture Gallery
• Tag：
  • mirror ming huanghuali wood

Mirror stand is a dressing table for ancient people. This piece is quite special since it is foldable, with its cover plate on the top propped up at about a 60 degree angle. It is made by inserting panels in a framework of eight lattices. Six of the lattices are in relief of Chi-dragon (a hornless dragon) design. The central lattice is carved with a quadrel cloud pattern in openwork so as to support the bronze mirror. Right below it, there is a lotus-shaped base, which allows the bronze to adjust its position on the support. The lattice with Chi-dragon design relief is slightly thicker in the middle and thin on both sides, making the embossed patterns bright and full. There are two doors on the front of the mirror stand and the door panel material is the best piece of Huanghuali of the entire mirror stand, with its natural and smooth patterns, constituting a different landscape of the decoration on the mirror stand. Inside the doors are three drawers for bathroom suppliers or jewelry storage. The mirror stand is built on four stilts in the squat inward curving horse-hoof feet. The whole piece of work demonstrates a simple and graceful style with an extraordinary interesting artistic conception.

【AR】 黄花梨木折叠式镜台