Lot Essay
Food boxes in zitan are rare and it is particularly unusual to find a pair in zitan
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A PAIR OF RARE ZITAN TIERED FOOD BOXES, TIHE
17TH/18TH CENTURY
Of rectangular form, comprising a cover and three trays, each with rabbeted lips keying into the bottom of the layer above, set on a grooved base frame with short sides and side posts, flanked by cloud-form standing spandrels, joined at the top by a humpback handle, the cover held in place by a metal bar threaded through the cover to the side posts, the base frame, corners and handle joints reinforced by plain baitong mounts, the white metal forming a striking contrast to the dark wood
10 3/8in. (26.4cm.) high, 15 3/8in. (39cm.) wide, 9in. (23cm.) deep
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17TH/18TH CENTURY
Of rectangular form, comprising a cover and three trays, each with rabbeted lips keying into the bottom of the layer above, set on a grooved base frame with short sides and side posts, flanked by cloud-form standing spandrels, joined at the top by a humpback handle, the cover held in place by a metal bar threaded through the cover to the side posts, the base frame, corners and handle joints reinforced by plain baitong mounts, the white metal forming a striking contrast to the dark wood
10 3/8in. (26.4cm.) high, 15 3/8in. (39cm.) wide, 9in. (23cm.) deep
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Literature
Curtis Evarts, "Uniting Elegance and Utility: Metal Mounts on Chinese Furniture", JCCFS, Summer 1994, p. 43, fig. 22
Leslie Lackman Mott, "The Challenge of Simplicity: An Interview with James Kline", JCCFS, Spring 1993, p. 55, fig. 2
Wang et al., Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture, p. 144, no. 68
Leslie Lackman Mott, "The Challenge of Simplicity: An Interview with James Kline", JCCFS, Spring 1993, p. 55, fig. 2
Wang et al., Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture, p. 144, no. 68