A HUANGHUALI SEDAN CHAIR DOCUMENT CASE, JIAOXIANG

LATE MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY

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A HUANGHUALI SEDAN CHAIR DOCUMENT CASE, JIAOXIANG
LATE MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
The cover has a long rectangular top above the low sides and hinged at one side. It opens to reveal a conforming upper section of the box with two small lidded compartments at either end, above a lower section that is recessed. The ruyi mounts on each of the top corners are of baitong whilst the side mounts and hinged lockplate are of huangtong.
5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) high, 29 1/2 in. (75 cm.) wide, 7 1/8 in. (18 cm.) deep

Provenance

Acquired in Hong Kong in the early 1990s

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Lot Essay

A huanghuali case of similar size and shape, formerly from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture Collection, was sold at Christie's New York, 19 September 1996, lot 6. For a discussion on sedan chair document boxes see Grace Wu Bruce, 'Small Portable Treasures', Journal of the Classical Chinese Furnitre Society, Autumn, 1993, pp. 57-59.

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