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A MASSIVE HUANGHUALI COMPOUND 清十七 / 十八世紀 黃花梨頂箱櫃
CABINET, DINGXIANG'GUI 來源
QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY 紐約蘇富比，1985 年 4 月 17 日，拍品編號 406
Of massive rectangular form and beautiful graining, the frame 紐約佳士得，2008 年 9 月 17 日，拍品編號 165
composed of huanghuali veneer over solid hardwood. The hat 赫維寧漢莊園珍藏
chest with two huanghuali square-panel doors fitted flush around
a removable center stile, above the large cabinet with rectangular 頂箱櫃由頂櫃及立櫃兩部分組成，櫃框為黃花梨貼皮。本拍品原應成對，
huanghuali panel doors similarly fitted and with removable center 為俗稱「大四件櫃」中的其中一組。此櫃子體型碩大，用材大方，為倉
stile. Fitted with brass hardware and double-fish-shaped pulls, the 儲家具類中最大體型，亦是明代家具中最耗費名貴材料、工匠時間的重
doors open to reveal the shelved interior and two drawers, above a 量級精品。頂箱尺寸比立櫃稍微小一點，以能夠平穩安放在上層。
horizontal panel and plain apron.
110 in. (279.4 cm.) high; 62 ⅞ in. (159.7 cm.) wide; 此類櫃子尺寸大小不一，為明清通用樣式。一對尺寸較窄的而同安光素
26 ½ in. (67.3 cm.) deep 牙板的明代例子，拍賣於香港佳士得，2017 年 11 月 27 日，拍品編號，
成交價 $14,500,000。另見兩對黃花梨貼皮門板四件櫃，一對為 Richard
HK$1,500,000-2,000,000 US$200,000-260,000 Fabian 神父舊藏，拍賣於紐約蘇富比，2016 年 3 月 15 日，拍品 42 號；
及葉承耀醫生攻玉山房舊藏一對，著錄於《楮壇室夢旅：攻玉山房藏明
PROVENANCE
Sotheby's New York, 17 April 1985, lot 406 式黃花梨家具》，香港，1991 年，頁 119，46 號，拍賣於紐約佳士得，
Christie’s New York, 17 September 2008, lot 165 2002 年 9 月 20 日，拍品 60 號。
The Heveningham Hall Collection
The present cabinet belongs to a group of cabinets known as sijiangui,
‘four-part wardrobes'. These compound cabinets were often made in
pairs. Garments and large items would have been stored in the lower
cabinets, while smaller items would have been kept in the top chests,
often requiring the use of a ladder due to their massive size.
Compare with other pairs of cabinets decorated with plain aprons of
various sizes and dating, such as a pair sold in Christie’s Hong Kong,
27 November 2017, lot 8113 for HK$14,500,000. Also see two pairs of
veneered cabinets, one from the Reverend Richard Fabian Collection,
sold at Sotheby’s New York, 15 March 2016, lot 42; another pair
previously in the Dr. S.Y. Yip Collection is illustrated in Dreams of Chu
Tan Chamber and Romance with Huanghuali Wood: The Dr. S.Y. Yip
Collection of Classic Chinese Furniture, Hong Kong, 1991, p.119, no. 46,
and sold at Christie’s New York, 20 September 2002, lot 60.

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