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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN

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A MAGNIFICENT PAIR OF ZITAN
COMPOUND CABINETS AND
HATCHESTS, SIJIANGUI
19TH CENTURY

Each cabinet is of massive rectangular
form. The hatchest has square panel doors,
elaborately carved in deep relief with a single
dragon chasing a faming pearl amidst clouds,
above the larger cabinet set with single-panel
doors fnely carved with four fve-clawed
dragons chasing a faming pearl amidst
swirling clouds, below a single horizontal
panel carved with dragons confronting a
faming pearl. The doors are centered
around a removable stile, and open to
reveal the shelved interior, above the shaped
apron carved en suite with confronting
dragons. Each cabinet is ftted with baitong
metal hardware and the feet are clad in
baitong sabots.

94¡ in. (239.8 cm.) high, 45 in. (114.3 cm.) (2)
wide, 21¡ in. (54.4 cm.) deep

$550,000-750,000

清十九世紀 紫檀雕雲龍紋四件櫃

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