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Compare the present lot with an 18th century stationery chest ࢑१ᩖ⛁ᅴ卿㧰ཌ㧷ǯ㘻㵲㶊⡚ᶜ卿㧰Ǯ⫫Ǯݦڬ㬷ம㵶᱙㫌
of similar dimensions carved with confronted dragons in the Ɽ≡Ǯ؊៧⎾ǮᝧݺǮᙔᏑ⊇৅✙⢑Ꮀࢷऒஎ卿Ӵ㇏Ɽᆨ㢶஠
National Palace Museum Collection, Taipei included in the ∪୪⡠ᡨǯ࢑㮱㫌⦞៨⸥⡠卿୨㈍㍩ᆨഀ䂆ᡨ卿ㅛ㤒㞖㠩ൈዪ
exhibition Carving the Subtle Radiance of Colors, Treasured
Lacquerware in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, 2007, ᅴ㫐ᓽ᠀ǯ࢑ݤߎݦྉ卿⯝࢑ᄓӬ᧙㶊㿳ᶜǯ
illustrated in the Catalogue, p. 147, no. 153. The handle and ⯓࢈இ⛁ᘢ༈ࢷ⁒㩴⻦ऱឆ⎏ࠂ⡚㫡䂆⡠჌ྃ㧩ᙹᓽ࢑卿㇦
fittings are identical to those found on the present cabinet and
the use of a wide plain diaper border around the central panel ჺझ࢈߅‸Ƕকݏࠂ㞎 Ĝ ᘢ༈⻦≢Ƿ卿 㮰卿எ‸
also compares very closely. ⽚卿㊃࢑Ὅ㋏ཨ༿Ǯᓽ᠀ক㢶஠༶჌୪⡠ᡨம⯝ទ଍㘆ַǯ
Although depictions of precious objects and antiques are not ݯձ㫌ࢷऒஎᶜ଍ࡺᑐ࢈՗ᘢ༈ࢷ⁒㩴⻦Ӭ։ࠂᆭཎᩖ卿㇦
often seen as a primary motif on carved lacquer, they are found ჺ㲞ᳰ߅‸ᘢ༈ࢷ⁒㩴⻦ᙔ⁒Ⅷ৅ݥ㫀Ƕ᳖ջᶜ଍Ƿ卿
on a carved polychrome lacquer kang cabinet in the Palace 㮰卿எ‸ ⽚卿սࣿऔӬ։ࠂ⡚▴೰எᢐⱤᅴ⏁卿
Museum Collection, Beijing illustrated in Lacquer Wares of
the Qing Dynasty, The Complete Collection of Treasures of the 㮰卿எ‸ ⽚ǯ
Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 2006, pp. 94-95, no. 65. Compare
also a lobed box and cover decorated around the sides with
similar arrangements of precious objects seen on the present
cabinet, illustrated in the same volume, pp. 60-61, no. 40.

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