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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
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A MAGNIFICENT AND EXTREMELY RARE 晚明 黃花梨冰裂紋透櫺格櫃
HUANGHUALI SQUARE-CORNER DISPLAY
CABINET 來源
LATE MING DYNASTY 比利時布魯塞爾侶明室 Philippe De Backer 舊藏
Of massive rectangular form, the cabinet of two sections is 展覽
constructed from panels of huanghuali with beautiful graining and 吉美亞洲藝術博物館，《明：中國家具的黃金時期》，巴黎，
rich amber tone. The upper section is enclosed by ‘ice-crackled’ 2003 年，展覽圖錄，頁 198-201，編號 64
lattice work panels, and the front removable panel doors open 北京故宮博物院，《永恆的明式傢俱》，香港，2006 年，
to reveal a single shelf with a removable centre stile. The section
below has removable rectangular panel doors fitted with also 展覽圖錄，頁 206，編號 59
removable centre stile and the doors open to reveal the shelved 著錄
interior with two drawers. The legs are of rectangular section and 嘉木堂，《Ming Furniture: Rare examples from the 16th and 17th
are joined by curvilinear aprons and spandrels at the bottom. Centuries》，香港，1999 年，編號 14
77 Æ in. (197.4 cm.) high, 43 ¿ in. (109.5 cm.) wide,
19 ¬ in. (50 cm.) deep 嘉木堂，《侶明室家具圖集》，香港，2000 年，頁 168，
編號 48
HK$14,000,000-18,000,000 US$1,800,000-2,300,000 伍嘉恩，《明式家具二十年經眼錄》，北京，2010 年，
頁 206
PROVENANCE
Former Collection of Lu Ming Shi, Philippe De Backer, Brussels,
Belgium
EXHIBITED
The Guimet Museum of Asian Art, Ming: l’age d’or du mobilier
chinois - The Golden Age of Chinese Furniture, Paris, 2003,
Catalogue, p.198-201, no.64
Beijing Palace Museum, Ming Furniture in the Forbidden City, Hong
Kong, 2006, Catalogue, p.206, no.59
LITERATURE
Grace Wu Bruce, Ming Furniture: Rare Examples from the 16th and
17th Centuries, London Exhibition, Hong Kong, 1999, no.14
Grace Wu Bruce, Living with Ming-the Lu Ming Shi Collection,
Hong Kong, 2000, p.168. no.48
Grace Wu Bruce, Two Decades of Ming Furniture, Beijing, 2010,
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