A hardwood waistless bench, Errendeng, 20th century, the rectangular mitred frame with moulded edge enclosing a hard mat seat, supported on cylindrical legs joined by humpback stretchers with openwork ruyi -shaped motifs and vertical strut supports, 50.5 cm high, 106 cm wide, 50.5 cm deep. Other Notes: Compare with a huanghuali bench illustrated by Curtis Evarts Liang Yi collection, huanghuali no. 10, pp. 54-55. See also Wang Shixiang Connoisseurship of Chinese furniture, Vol 11, A47, p. 34