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A ZITAN CANTED TOP TABLE CABINET
LATE MING – EARLY QING DYNASTY

明末至清初 紫檀盝頂官皮箱

of rectangular form, the cabinet constructed with straight sides surmounted by a lid with straight sides rising to a canted border and flat top,
all supported on a slightly larger base with a gently cusped lower edge to the front, the lid hinged to the back of the cabinet and decorated
with a chain to hold the lid in place when open, the lid opening to reveal a tray-like compartment, the front decorated across the lid and
doors with a round baitong plate with a lock receptacle and ruyi-shaped hasp, above a pair of plates and pulls, set with four drawers behind
the doors, the cabinet flanked by a pair of baitong C-shaped handles
36 by 34.5 by 26 cm, 14⅛ by 13½ by 10¼ in.

EXHIBITED 展覽：

Grace Wu Bruce, Zitan Furniture from the Ming and Qing 嘉木堂，《紫檀家具精選展》，香港，1999年，頁52-53
dynasties, Hong Kong Exhibition, Hong Kong, 1999, pp. 52-53. 伍嘉恩，《燕几衎榻: 攻玉山房藏中國古典家具》，香港中文大學文物
Grace Wu Bruce, Feast by a wine table reclining on a couch: 館，香港，2007年，頁 192-193
The Dr S. Y. Yip Collection of Classic Chinese Furniture III, Art
Museum, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2007,
pp. 192-193.

HK$ 350,000-500,000
US$ 45,200-64,500

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