CHINA, MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY

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A HUANGHUALI ROUND-CORNER TAPERED CABINET, YUANJIAOGUI
CHINA, MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
The beautifully proportioned cabinet with a rounded rectangular top supported on elegantly splayed legs of circular section, the doors opening to reveal the shelved interior, all above plain, beaded apron and shaped, beaded spandrels
52 ¼ in. (132.7 cm.) high, 31 ½ in. (80 cm.) wide, 17 ¼ in. (43.8 cm.) deep

Provenance

The Irving Collection, no. 1016.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

The simplicity and elegance of form of this type of cabinet is representative of the classical Ming style. The combination of design, perfect proportions and precise craftsmanship lend these cabinets a refined elegance and sense of balance and stability. A slightly larger pair of cabinets (70 in. high), illustrated by Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, Nicholas Grindley and Anita Christy, Chinese Furniture - One Hundred Examples from the Mimi and Raymond Hung Collection, New York, 1996, pp. 190-191, no. 74, is fitted with similarly carved shaped spandrels.

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