A HUANGHUALI STATIONERY BOX, BAITIEHE

17TH/18TH CENTURY

Details

A HUANGHUALI STATIONERY BOX, BAITIEHE
17th/18th century
Of slim, elegant form, the rectangular box with wide rabbeted lips, subtly raised elongated panels on all four sides of the lid and box, with baitong two-part rectangular lockplate, cloud-shaped hasp, and strap hinge
2 1/3in. (5.8cm.) high, 13in. (33cm.) wide, 6½in. (16.6cm.) deep

Literature

Grace Wu Bruce, Chan Chair and Qin Bench: The Dr. S Y Yip Collection of Classic Chinese Furniture II, Hong Kong, 1998, pp. 166-167, cat. 55.

Exhibited

Smithsonian, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery,
Washington D.C., 1996-1999.

Lot Essay

Compare two slim boxes sold at Christie's, New York, 16 September, 1999, lot 87.
See, also, a similarly sleek, but rounded box of zitan, M D Flacks, Classical Chinese Furniture I, Spring 1997, p. 37, no. 22.

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