Chinese Wood Kang Table

Low platform stand in warm reddish brown, with a scalloped skirt and curled feet.

This kang table is from Shanxi Province, China, and dates to the 19th century. It is lacquered pine wood. As original period furniture became harder to find, restoration artists began salvaging fragments from incomplete pieces to make complete ones, and eventually full reproductions began to surface. Squat square stand with a smooth red-brown top framed by a border line. The apron is cut in gentle scallops, and four legs end in curled feet joined by a lower rail. Surface shows soft wear. It is 27 inches long, 27 deep and 10.5 high.

Close to the floor, but with a graceful hem.