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~2710
A PAIR OF HUANGHUALI P R O V E NAN CE
CABINETS WITH LATTICED Eastern Pacific Co.(Hei Hung Lu), Hong Kong
Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, Hong Kong
PANELS
E X H IB I TE D
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY The Radiant Ming, 1368-1644 through the Min Chiu Society
Collection, Hong Kong, 2015, cat. pp. 280-281, no. 218
Each cabinet is of rectangular form with two doors
decorated with swastika latticework on the upper panel and L I T E R A TUR E
shou-character flanked by chi-dragons on the lower panel, Chinese Furniture: Selected articles from Orientations 1984-
opening to revel the shelved interior. The sides and the back 1994, advertisement for Eastern Pacific Co.
are similarly decorated with swastika latticework panels. All
above a shaped openwork apron with a pair of confronting
chi-dragons.
28 ¾ in. (73 cm.) high, 24 5/8 in. (62.5 cm.) wide,
13 3/8 in. (34 cm.) deep (2)
HK$800,000-1,200,000
US$110,000-150,000
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