Details
A PAIR OF UNUSUAL HUANGHUALI TABLE-TOP CHESTS, GUANPIXIANG
17TH CENTURY
Of sturdy proportions, the flat-topped cover above a pair of paneled, well-figured doors flush with the framework, the interior with three large huanghuali drawers, the sides set with bail handles, the top with ruyi-head corner mounts adjoining the rectangular corner pieces at the edges of the cover, the square hinges and round face plates flush with the doors, the pulls in the form of auspicious double fish
14 1/8in. (36cm.) high, 15 3/4in. (40cm.) wide, 14 1/8in. (36cm.) deep (2)
17TH CENTURY
Of sturdy proportions, the flat-topped cover above a pair of paneled, well-figured doors flush with the framework, the interior with three large huanghuali drawers, the sides set with bail handles, the top with ruyi-head corner mounts adjoining the rectangular corner pieces at the edges of the cover, the square hinges and round face plates flush with the doors, the pulls in the form of auspicious double fish
14 1/8in. (36cm.) high, 15 3/4in. (40cm.) wide, 14 1/8in. (36cm.) deep (2)
Literature
Curtis Evarts, "Uniting Elegance and Utility: Metal Mounts on Chinese Furniture", JCCFS, Summer 1994, p. 36, fig. 12
Wang et al., Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture, p. 140, no. 66
Wang et al., Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture, p. 140, no. 66