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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION
~ 3117
A HUANGHUALI SEDAN CHAIR BOX, JIAOXIANG
QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
The cover has a long rectangular top above the low sides and is hinged at one side. It
opens to reveal a conforming upper section of the box with a removable tray between two
small lidded compartments, above a lower section that is recessed. The ruyi-mounts on
each of the top corners, the side mounts and the hinged lockplate are made of huangtong.
5 Ω in. (14 cm.) high, 25 ¿ in. (64 cm.) wide, 6 6 in. (17 cm.) deep
HK$150,000-200,000 US$20,000-26,000
This portable box was designed to fit between the rails of an official's sedan chair,
and easily removed and taken indoors. This standard form accommodated paper and
scrolls in the central section with brushes and seals being placed in the projecting
ends. For a discussion on sedan chair document boxes see Grace Wu Bruce, 'Small
Portable Treasures', Journal of the Classical Chinese Furniture Society, Autumn, 1993,
pp. 57-59.
A huanghuali box of similar size and shape, formerly from the collection of the
Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture Collection, Renaissance, California, was sold
at Christie's New York, 19 September 1996, lot 6. Compare also to another example
in the Feng Wen Tang Collection, sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 3 June 2015, lot
2821.

清十七 / 十八世紀 黃花梨轎箱

This item is made of a type of Dalbergia wood which is subject to CITES export/import restrictions since 2
January 2017. This item can only be shipped to addresses within Hong Kong or collected from our Hong Kong
saleroom and office unless a CITES re-export permit is granted. Please contact the department for further
information.
本拍賣品由黃檀屬的木製造而成。從 2017 年 1 月 2 日起，所有由黃檀屬的木製成的物品受 CITES 出入口管制。除非獲得
CITES 再出口許可，此拍賣品只可運送至香港境內的地址或從我們的香港拍賣場提取。請與專家部門聯繫以瞭解詳情。

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