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A HUANGHUALI TABLE-TOP CHEST, GUANPIXIANG QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY | 清十八世紀 黃花梨官皮箱
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October 9, 06:06 AM GMT
Estimate
300,000 - 500,000 HKD
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Property from an Important Collection
A HUANGHUALI TABLE-TOP CHEST, GUANPIXIANG
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
重要私人珍藏
清十八世紀 黃花梨官皮箱
of rectangular form, the slightly domed hinged cover lifting to reveal a separate compartment above a pair of doors, opening to the interior with five drawers of varying sizes with shaped drawer pulls, the front with a baitong circular lock-plate and cloud-form hasp, mounted at the sides with baitong bail handles
34.2 by 24.9 by h. 35.6 cm, 13 ⅜ by 9 ¾ by h. 14 in.
Compare two related chests in Robert Jacobsen and Nicholas Grindley, Classical Chinese Furniture in The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, 1999, cat. nos 67-68, where it is discussed that these boxes, often called 'seal boxes', yinxia, were used for storage of many things, ranging from cosmetics and jewellery to art curious and writing utensils, and were usually made in pairs and presented as gifts.