CHINA, LATE MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY

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A RARE LARGE HUANGHUALI SEAL CHEST, GUANPIXIANG
CHINA, LATE MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
Of rectangular form, the hinged cover fitted with ruyi-form corner mounts and cloud-shaped hasp, and lifting to reveal the interior with single tray above drawers, concealed by rectangular doors inset with matched floating panels, the whole raised on a plain base platform fitted with shaped mounts, the wood of attractive grain and well-figured
17 ¼ in. (43.8 cm.) high, 17 ¾ in. (45 cm.) wide, 13 ¼ in. (33.6 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

The choice of huanghuali with a particularly attractive grain, evident on the beautifully matched panel doors, distinguishes the present chest as an especially desirable example of its type. Compare two similar huanghuali chests, dated to the 18th century, in the Liang Yi Collection, illustrated by C. Evarts in Liang Yi Collection: Small Objects, Hong Kong, 2007, pp. 104-5, nos. 55-6.

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