A HUANGHUALI SEDAN CHAIR DOCUMENT CASE, JIAOXIANG

Details

A HUANGHUALI SEDAN CHAIR DOCUMENT CASE, JIAOXIANG
17TH CENTURY

The cover with a long rectangular top above the low sides and opening to the conforming upper section of the box set with a shallow tray between two small lidded compartments, above the lower section recessed from the notched ends, the ruyi-shaped top corner mounts, the side corner pieces, the front latch and round face plate all in baitong, the wood of exceptional grain reminiscent of clouds and streams, the tray and mounts replaced
5½in. (14cm.) high, 29½in. (75cm.) wide, 6 5/8in. (17cm.) deep

Literature

Wang Shixiang, "Jianyue Minglian" ("The Beauty of Ming Furniture"), GWY, May 1993, no. 122, p. 13
Wang Shixiang, "The Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture in California", JCCFS, Autumn 1993, p. 54, no. 10
Wang et al., Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture, p. 142, no. 67

Lot Essay

Compare the box included in the exhibition, The Beauty of Huanghuali, and illustrated by John Kwang-Ming Ang in the Catalogue, no. 42

For a discussion of sedan chair document boxes see Grace Wu Bruce, "Small Portable Treasures", JCCFS, Autumn 1993, pp. 57-59