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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
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A RARE SMALL HUANGHUALI ROUND-CORNER Cabinets of this small size would have been used on a bed or
KANG CABINET, KANGGUI kang in Northern China, and in the corridor an alcove canopy
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY bed in Southern China. A slightly smaller jichimu cabinet
of similar form with a shaped apron is illustrated by Wang
The protruding round-corner top is supported on slightly splayed Shixiang in Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture: Ming and
corner posts of rounded section, enclosing the rectangular single Qing Dynasties, vol. II, 1990, Hong Kong, p. 150, no. D21.
panel doors opening from the centre to reveal a detachable shelf,
all above plain narrow aprons. The wood is of a dark, attractive
tone. 清十八世紀 黃花梨小圓角櫃
26 º in. (66.8 cm.) high, 17 Æ in. (45 cm.) wide,
10 ¿ in. (25.7 cm.) deep
HK$400,000-600,000 US$52,000-77,000
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