17TH CENTURY

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A HUANGHUALI STORAGE CHEST, YIXIANG
17TH CENTURY
Of rectangular form, the wood of smooth-grained texture, with a cloud-shaped lockplate set flush, bail handles, corner edges and hinges all of huangtong
11¾ in. (29.8 cm.) high, 25 in. (63.5 cm.) wide, 16¾ in. (42.5 cm.) deep

Provenance

C. L. Ma.

Lot Essay

Compare the pair of huanghuali and camphor storage chests, formerly in the collection of the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture, sold in these rooms, 19 September 1996, lot 10, and one illustrated by Wang and Evarts, Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture, Chicago and San Francisco, p. 136, no. 64.

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