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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, MARYLAND
1676
A ZITAN TRESTLE-LEG DISPLAY STAND
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The single-plank top is set with everted ends
above the pierced apron carved in openwork with
archaistic scroll. The whole is raised on slightly
splayed trestle legs joined by openwork panels
carved with coiled chilong.
5Ω in. (13.9 cm.) high, 14æ in. (37.5 cm) wide,
6 in. (15.3 cm.) deep
$6,000-8,000

清十八/十九世紀 紫檀翹頭小炕案

1677
A ZITAN ‘MEDICINE CHEST’
1676
17TH-18TH CENTURY
The rectangular chest is ftted with a removable
front mounted with a baitong plate and knob,
opening to reveal the interior containing fve
drawers, and with a humpback handle on top.
10Ω in. (26.7 cm.) high, 12º in. (31.1 cm.) wide, 7Ω
in. (19 cm.) deep
$15,000-18,000

A zitan ‘medicine chest’ of comparable size with
ruyi-form corner mounts is illustrated by Grace
Wu Bruce, Zitan Furniture from the Ming and Qing
Dynasties, Hong Kong Exhibition, 28 October -
6 November 1999, pp. 48-49, pl. 16.
十七/十八世紀 紫檀藥箱

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