18TH CENTURY

Details

A SMALL HUANGHUALI SQUARE-CORNER KANG CABINET
18TH CENTURY
The top frame is supported on square corner posts joined at the feet by plain aprons. The doors open around a central stile set above two drawers. The cabinet is fitted with baitong mounts.
22 1⁄8 in. (56.2 cm.) high, 18 1⁄8 in. (46 cm.) wide, 12 1⁄8 in. (30.8 cm.) deep

Provenance

Nicholas Grindley, London, November 1999.

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. 46, fig. 18.

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.

Conditions of sale

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