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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF DR. PATRICK HENNIGAN
~939
A HUANGHUALI ROUND-CORNER TAPERED CABINET, YUANJIAOGUI
17TH CENTURY
The rounded, molded rectangular top frame is supported by gently splayed legs of rounded square section
and are joined near the feet by plain aprons and spandrels. The single-panel doors are set around
a removable center stile and open to reveal a shelved interior with two drawers above a plain panel.
56æ in. (144.1 cm.) high, 31æ in. (80.6 cm.) wide, 14æ in. (37.5 cm.) deep
$100,000-150,000

PROVENANCE
Chan Shing Kee, Hong Kong.
ChinArt, New York, 17 January 2004.

The simplicity and elegance of form of the cabinet is in the classical Ming style. The combination of
design, perfect proportions and precise craftsmanship lend the cabinet a refned elegance and sense
of balance and stability. The form was widely used in cabinet making throughout the Ming and Qing
dynasties. Compare a huanghuali round-corner cabinet of similar proportion and dimensions sold at
Christie’s Hong Kong, The Feng Wen Tang Collection Of Bamboo Carvings & Furniture, 3 June 2015,
lot 2824.
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