LATE MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY

A huanghuali case of similar size and shape, formerly from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture Collection, was sold at Christie's New York, 19 September 1996, lot 6. For a discussion on sedan chair document boxes see Grace Wu Bruce, 'Small Portable Treasures', Journal of the Classical Chinese Furnitre Society, Autumn, 1993, pp. 57-59.