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PROPERTY FROM AN ASIAN FAMILY COLLECTION
A ZITAN RECTANGULAR DOCUMENT BOX
Details
A ZITAN RECTANGULAR DOCUMENT BOX
The well-proportioned box and cover is inlaid to the front with a circular metal lock plate that is cut to fit the beaded lip of the box and cover, and fixed with a cloud-form hasp. Its round edges are reinforced with baitong metal mounts that rise to ruyi-shaped tabs on the top four corners of the cover, while both sides are set with a bail handle.
16 1/8 in. (41 cm.) long, 9 ¼ in. (23.4 cm.) deep, 7 ¼ in. (18.5 cm.) high
The well-proportioned box and cover is inlaid to the front with a circular metal lock plate that is cut to fit the beaded lip of the box and cover, and fixed with a cloud-form hasp. Its round edges are reinforced with baitong metal mounts that rise to ruyi-shaped tabs on the top four corners of the cover, while both sides are set with a bail handle.
16 1/8 in. (41 cm.) long, 9 ¼ in. (23.4 cm.) deep, 7 ¼ in. (18.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Sold at Sotheby’s New York, 3 June 1992, lot 296