Lot 878
878
A FINELY CARVED ZITAN DOCUMENT BOX
A FINELY CARVED ZITAN DOCUMENT BOX
A FINELY CARVED ZITAN DOCUMENT BOX
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A FINELY CARVED ZITAN DOCUMENT BOX

18TH-19TH CENTURY

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A FINELY CARVED ZITAN DOCUMENT BOX
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The box and cover are well carved in low relief on the sides and top with sinuous dragons writhing amidst clouds, the interior fitted with a zitan tray. The box is mounted with a circular lockplate and a ruyi-form clasp detailed with lotus scroll and fitted with shaped handles at the sides.
6 in. (15.2 cm.) high, 14 3/4 in. (37.4 cm.) wide, 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

Standard zitan boxes are left unadorned, with the metal mounts providing the only decorative elements. It is rare to find such an elaborately carved example. A larger zitan box, dating to the Qianlong period, and carved with dragon and phoenix amidst scrollwork is illustrated in Zheng Nanwei et al., in The Most Noble Hardwood: Zi Tan Furniture of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, vol. 2, Beijing, 2016, no. 63. A similarly carved example in huanghuali was sold at Sotheby’s New York, 15 September 2015, lot 249.

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