明末 黃花梨獨板圍子羅漢床

床座為標準格角攢邊，邊框內緣踩邊打眼做軟屜，織造椰棕網與蓆面。抹頭見明榫。下裝三根托帶出榫納入大邊，另二根出榫納入抹頭和兩端托帶加強穩固。邊抹立面平直，牙條也是平直，以抱肩榫與腿足和座面結合。腿足筆直挺拔，下展為矮馬蹄足結束。三塊獨板圍子木紋雅緻流麗，各帶厚板拍抹頭，上端輕微外翻，弧度優美。

伍嘉恩，《禪椅琴凳：攻玉山房藏明式黃花梨家具》，香港中文大學文物館，香港，1998年，編號21，頁100-101
《堂上清華：南陽葉氏攻玉山房藏明清家具》，澳門藝術博物館，澳門，2003年

The couch-bed is in an exceptional state of preservation, retaining its original form and structure. As typical for Ming chairs, the matting has been periodically replaced. In addition to minor bruises and scratches to the surface, there are two small areas of shallow flaking to the right side, measuring approx 5cm. There are areas of consolidation and strengthening to the fragile extremities, including sections of the back two legs measuring 6cm (back left) and 5cm (back right). Minor chips to left arm at the front.
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「羅漢床優悠、架子床端莊，二者同使我動心。」

傳世明末清初帶原件正面與側面圍子之羅漢床十分罕稀。活動式的圍子可裝可卸，易與床座分離，是以原件難得保存，倍致罕見。

此羅漢床造型優美典雅，全身光素，用材大小，比例適宜。予人一種凝重中見挺拔的感覺。牙條、腿足簡約利落的線條，矮馬蹄的古樸，圍子上端柔婉外翻，都散發着古拙和諧與寧靜的氣息。

Laurence Sickman，〈Simplicity and Subtlety: The Decorative Arts in China〉，《Apollo》，1973年3月，頁270，載納爾遜阿特金斯藝術館藏黃花梨素身羅漢床，可作比較。另 Nancy Berliner 在《屏居佳器：十六至十七世紀中國家具》，波士頓美術館，波士頓，1996年，頁119也載波士頓博物錧一例。