74. RARE SOUTIEN D'ALBUM EN BOIS ZITAN, YUEPUJIA XVIIIe siècle A RARE ZITAN ALBUM MUSIC OR READING STAND, YUEPUJIA 18th century Comprised of nine slim rectangular members, the folded stand forming a small compact block for portability, unfolding into two square frames with rectangular toprails hinged at the corners and mid-section and a central support with an open panel incorporating a post that slots into a ratcheted post at an adjustable angle, with a ledge to the base to hold sheets. 44.5 x 22.5cm x 2.3cm (17 1/2in x 8 7/8in x 7/8in) 十八世紀 紫檀樂譜架 Provenance: Nicholas Grindley, London, 2003 (Inv.0503-01) Collection of Allessandro Allario, Rome, acquired from above on 8 July 2003 Nagel, Stuttgart, 6 June 2011, lot 665 來源： 倫敦古董商Nicholas Grindley，2003年（發票編號0503-01） 羅馬Allessandro Allario珍藏，於2003年7月8日得自上述來源 納高拍賣行，斯圖加特，2011年6月6日，編號665 A similar huanghuali folding stand in the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts is illustrated in Robert D. Jacobsen and Nicholas Grindley, Classical Chinese Furniture in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, 1999, pp. 222-223, no.86. Compare also with a hongmu folding album stand from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Piccus, sold Christie's New York, 18 September 1997, lot 82, and another hongmu example, from the collection of Dr. S. Y. Yip, sold Christie's New York, 20 September 2002, lot 82.