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These table cabinets were used as dressing cases by both men and 此類官皮箱男女皆適用，用以存放梳妝用品、珠寶首飾以及其他貴重物
women to store toiletries, jewellery and other valuables. They were 件。也可以置於書桌上，便於收納文房書寫用具以及印璽。
also used on desks for the storage of stationery, writing implements
and seals. 箱蓋掀開是一個平屜，兩扇小門後是四個抽屜。整個構造與其說是箱子，
還不如說像是小櫃子。
The canted top lid opens to reveal a tray-like compartment and
two doors behind which are four drawers. The construction is more 箱蓋四角有白銅銅活加固，箱頂四角飾有白銅如意雲頭，門板與箱蓋背後
like a cabinet than a box. 都有長方型白銅合葉，圓型面葉，雲頭形拍子開口容納鈕頭，門上也有長
方面葉及吊牌，箱身左右兩側有弧形提環。打開箱子時，側面繫鏈可固定
The baitong metalware consists of corner reinforcements for the 箱蓋位置。
lid, ruyi-shaped corner pieces on the top, rectangular strap hinges
for the lid and the doors, and in front, a round shaped plate with 有一相似例子，收錄於《好古敏求：敏求精舍三十五週年紀念展》，香港
a hasp and lock receptacles, small rectangular plates with door 藝術館，香港，1995年，頁298。
pulls and loop shaped handles on both sides. There is a chain to
hold the lid in place when open.

A similar example was included in In Pursuit of Antiquities: Thirty-
fifth Anniversary Exhibition of the Min Chiu Society, Hong Kong
Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1995, p. 298.

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