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CHINA, QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
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A GILT-DECORATED RED LACQUERED LEATHER-WRAPPED WOOD CHEST
CHINA, QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
Of rectangular form, the top decorated with a scholarly gathering on a terraced pavilion within a shaped medallion, the sides decorated with scholars in a landscape setting, mounted with a central metal lockplate and handles on the sides
10 ¾ in. (27.3 cm.) high, 28 ½ in. (72.4 cm.) wide, 19 in. (48.2 cm.) deep
CHINA, QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
Of rectangular form, the top decorated with a scholarly gathering on a terraced pavilion within a shaped medallion, the sides decorated with scholars in a landscape setting, mounted with a central metal lockplate and handles on the sides
10 ¾ in. (27.3 cm.) high, 28 ½ in. (72.4 cm.) wide, 19 in. (48.2 cm.) deep
Provenance
Yamanaka & Company, Boston, Massachusetts.
Lucy Truman Aldrich, Providence, Rhode Island.
Estate of Lucy Truman Aldrich, 1955.
Acquired in August 1955.
Lucy Truman Aldrich, Providence, Rhode Island.
Estate of Lucy Truman Aldrich, 1955.
Acquired in August 1955.
Literature
R. Ellsworth et al., The David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection: Arts of Asia and Neighboring Cultures, New York, 1993, vol III, pp. 250-251, no. 194.
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