拍品 2047
2047
A LARGE PAIR OF HONGMU COMPOUND CABINETS, SIJIANGUI
A LARGE PAIR OF HONGMU COMPOUND CABINETS, SIJIANGUI

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A LARGE PAIR OF HONGMU COMPOUND CABINETS, SIJIANGUI
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

Both the cabinets and hat chests are well-carved in shallow relief to the doors with a pair of fish attached to a musical stone suspending from a ring held in the mouth of a bat, flanked by stylised dragons on either side, the aprons similarly decorated with a pair of confronted archaistic dragons, the pattern repeated on the gilt hinges
73 1/4 x 36 7/8 x 15 1/4 in. (186 x 93.2 x 38.4 cm) (2)

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A similar but slightly smaller example is illustrated by J. Tian, Classical Chinese Furniture of the Qing Dynasty, Hong Kong, 1996, pp. 220 and 221, no. 100; details on pp. 222 and 223. The author mentions the rebus formed by the bat, musical stone and double fish motifs as one of 'endless rejoicing'.