QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY

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A HUANGHUALI AND HARDWOOD DOUBLE-SIDED BOOK CASE AND STAND
QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
Of rectangular shape, the square members of the frame of the book case hold three shelves with the middle shelf above two drawers with beaded panels, all supported on the stand fitted with a further two drawers above the fourth shelf and plain apron.
68 1/4 in. (173.5 cm.) high, 35 7/8 in. (91 cm.) wide, 15 3/4 in. (40 cm.) deep

Provenance

Acquired in Hong Kong in the early 1990s

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Lot Essay

Few bookcases retain their original stands which would have served to keep precious books away from the damp ground.
For a pair of zitan square corner cabinets with similar stands see the pair illustrated by Grace Wu Bruce, Zitan Furniture from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Hong Kong, 1999, no. 10

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