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A ‘HUANGHUALI’ TABLE CABINET, GUANPIXIANG
LATE MING – EARLY QING DYNASTY
明末至清初 黃花梨鑲骨官皮箱
made in huanghuali throughout, the cabinet constructed with straight plain sides surmounted by a cover hinged on the back of the box to
reveal a tray-like compartment, all resting on a slightly larger base with curvilinear base stretchers, the exterior of the panels inlaid with thin
bone rectangular bands, the top of the cover further decorated with four stylised dragons within the frame, the front embellished across the
cover and doors with a huangtong plate with a lock receptacle and ruyi-shaped hasp, above a pair of door plates and pulls, set with three
drawers behind the doors, the cabinet flanked by a pair of of angular loop handles and two sets of three lobed medallions, the corners
decorated and reinforced with metal straps
31 by 33.4 by 26 cm, 12⅛ by 13⅛ by 10¼ in.
EXHIBITED 展覽：
The Chinese Collection, Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore, 《中國文物收藏》，亞洲文明博物館 ，新加坡，1997-99年
1997-99. 伍嘉恩，《禪椅琴凳：攻玉山房藏明式黃花梨家具》，香港中文大學文物
Grace Wu Bruce, Chan Chair and Qin Bench: The Dr S. Y. Yip 館，香港，1998年，頁178-179
Collection of Classic Chinese Furniture II, Art Museum, Chinese 《嘉木堂呈獻葉承耀醫生藏明式家具珍品》，當代藝術中心，倫
University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 1998, pp. 178-179. 敦，1999年
Grace Wu Bruce presents Ming Furniture from the Collection of 《2000年攻玉山房明式家具展葉承耀醫生珍藏》，香港城市大學，香
Dr S. Y. Yip, Institute of Contemporary Art, London, 1999. 港，2000年
The Millennium Exhibition of Ming Furniture from the Dr S. Y. Yip
Collection, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2000.
◉ HK$ 380,000-550,000
US$ 49,000-71,000
68 SOTHEBY’S 蘇富比
