A Fine Huanghuali Rectangular Kang Cabinet

17TH CENTURY

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A Fine Huanghuali Rectangular Kang Cabinet
17th Century
The original single panel tielimu top set in a narrow huanghuali frame above a pair of doors opening to the interior with a shelf and a row of two drawers, all set on short legs joined by a plain apron, the original circular escutcheon with suspended pulls, the four rectangular hinge plates
30¾in. (78cm.) high, 22in. (56cm.) wide, 14½in. (37cm.) deep

Lot Essay

A similar but slightly larger pair of cabinets with central stile and on higher legs is illustrated by R.H. Ellsworth, Chinese Hardwood Furniture in Hawaiian Collections, Honolulu Academy of Arts, 1982, p. 68, fig. 51.

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