A HUANGHUALI STORAGE CHEST, YIXIANG 17TH/18TH CENTURY

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A HUANGHUALI STORAGE CHEST, YIXIANG 17TH/18TH CENTURY

Of rectangular form, the exterior mounted at either end with 'ox-nose' bail handles and at the front with an ogival-form face plate, the top corners with ruyi-head mounts
15in. (38cm.) high, 29 1/8in. (73.8cm.) wide, 19 1/8in. (48.2cm.) deep

Lot Essay

Compare the pair of huanghuali and camphor storage chests, formerly in the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture Collection, sold in these rooms September 19, 1996, lot 10 and illustrated by Sheila Kappe, "The Well-Furnished Tomb", Part I, JCCFS, Summer, 1992, p. 14, fig. 3 and by Wang and Evarts, Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture, op. cit., p. 136, no. 64