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A RARE HUANGHUALI SQUARE-CORNER
TAPERED CABINET, FANGJIAOGUI
QING DYNASTY 17TH-18TH CENTURY
The cabinet is of rectangular form and has rectangular single
panel doors fitted with removable center stile. The wood-hinged
doors with rectangular metal lockplates open to reveal the shelved
interior with two drawers and a storage space. The narrow
sides feature single panels with attractive grain. The legs are of
rectangular section and are joined by plain aprons and spandrels
at the bottom. The richly-figured huanghuali wood is of golden-
amber tone.
72 ¡ in. (184 cm.) high, 41 ¿ in. (104.5 cm.) wide,
20 ¬ in. (52.5 cm.) deep
HK$1,600,000-2,000,000 US$210,000-260,000
Tapered cabinets can be divided into two types, according
to visual designs. Those made of circular members are
called yuanjiaogui, and those of square members are called
fangjiaogui. Examples of yuanjiaogui are more commonly
seen, as described by Wang Shixiang and Curtis Evarts in
Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture,
Chicago, 1995, p. 130. The form of the current cabinet is
of the relatively rare variety in the classification, because
wood-hinged doors with protruding top and bottom frame
is a construction typically found on yuanjiaogui rather than
fangjiaogui, in which most of the case doors are hinged by
metal plates.
For a similar but smaller example, see Wang Shixiang,
Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture, vol. II, Hong Kong, 1990,
no. D30. See a related huanghuali square-corner cabinet of detail
similar size, dated 17th-18th century, also with wood-hinged ⡿㛑
doors, sold at Christie’s New York, 22-23 March 2012, lot
1726; and another very similar cabinet sold at Christie’s New
York, 21 March 2013, lot 930.
This item is made of a type of Dalbergia wood which is subject to CITES export/
import restrictions since 2 January 2017. This item can only be shipped to
addresses within Hong Kong or collected from our Hong Kong saleroom and office
unless a CITES re-export permit is granted. Please contact the department for
further information.

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