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19TH CENTURY
Details
A HUANGHUALI SEAL CHEST
19TH CENTURY
The doors open to reveal four drawers below a rectangular cover. The whole is raised on a tall base carved in relief with a decorative pattern.
15 ½ in. (39.4 cm.) high, 13 ¾ in. (34.9 cm.) wide, 10 ½ in. (26.6 cm.) deep
19TH CENTURY
The doors open to reveal four drawers below a rectangular cover. The whole is raised on a tall base carved in relief with a decorative pattern.
15 ½ in. (39.4 cm.) high, 13 ¾ in. (34.9 cm.) wide, 10 ½ in. (26.6 cm.) deep
Provenance
Chan Shing Kee, Hong Kong, November 1989.
Literature
V. Bower, S. Handler and J. Burris, Brush Clay Wood: The Nancy and Ed Rosenthal Collection of Chinese Art, Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati, 2008, p. 59, fig. 29.
Exhibited
Cincinnati, Taft Museum of Art, Brush Clay Wood: The Nancy and Ed Rosenthal Collection of Chinese Art, 7 November 2008 - 11 January 2009.
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.