Lot Essay
A similar dressing case with a folding mirror stand is included by Wang Shixiang in Classic Chinese Furniture, p. 240, pl. 162
Details
A HUANGHUALI DRESSING CASE WITH FOLDING MIRROR STAND, ZHEDIESHIJINGTAI
17TH CENTURY
The separate folding mirror stand with a rectangular support frame enclosing six panels decorated with flowering prunus around a central openwork panel for receiving the mirror knob, above an adjustable lotus-shaped support enclosed in the lower panel, all set in the mirror case with baitong corner mounts, and keyed onto the top edge of the dressing case, the dressing case with 'ice-plate' edge, the wood-hinged doors and side panels carved with prunus branches and set above metal, ruyi-shaped shoulder mounts and cabriole legs with scrolled feet, joined by a cusped apron with beaded edge curling over to form the scrolling tendrils, the interior with three drawers
11in. (28cm.) high, 16 1/8in. (41.5cm.) wide, 16 1/8in. (41.5cm.) deep
17TH CENTURY
The separate folding mirror stand with a rectangular support frame enclosing six panels decorated with flowering prunus around a central openwork panel for receiving the mirror knob, above an adjustable lotus-shaped support enclosed in the lower panel, all set in the mirror case with baitong corner mounts, and keyed onto the top edge of the dressing case, the dressing case with 'ice-plate' edge, the wood-hinged doors and side panels carved with prunus branches and set above metal, ruyi-shaped shoulder mounts and cabriole legs with scrolled feet, joined by a cusped apron with beaded edge curling over to form the scrolling tendrils, the interior with three drawers
11in. (28cm.) high, 16 1/8in. (41.5cm.) wide, 16 1/8in. (41.5cm.) deep
Literature
Curtis Evarts, "Uniting Elegance and Utility: Metal Mounts on Chinese Furniture", JCCFS, Summer 1994, p. 43, fig. 23
Curtis Evarts, "The Classic of Lu Ban and Classical Chinese Furniture", JCCFS, Winter 1993, p. 41, fig. 18
Wang et al., Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture, p. 150, no. 71
Curtis Evarts, "The Classic of Lu Ban and Classical Chinese Furniture", JCCFS, Winter 1993, p. 41, fig. 18
Wang et al., Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture, p. 150, no. 71