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An embellished hardwood portable chest, Guanpixiang, 19th/20th…
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Auction Location:
Sydney
Date:
27-Oct-2015
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Description:
An embellished hardwood portable chest, Guanpixiang, 19th/20th century the wood probably huanghuali, of square form, the flat topped hinged cover with metal ruyi -head clasp and corner mounts, lifting to reveal a shallow compartment over a pair of panelled doors flush within mitred frames opening to two pairs of short drawers above a long drawer, each with vase-shaped metal pulls, the sides set with bail handles and one side with two small additional circular plates with a chain joining the cover and side, the cover inlaid with a bird on a fruiting and flowering pomegranate bough and with lingzhi fungus, in various coloured hardstones, including lapis-lazuli, malachite, mother-of-pearl and soapstone, the front with bats among clouds and the base with a branch bearing the 'Three Abundances', the doors with boys at play, the cover with two inscribed ivory plaques, one with an apocryphal four-character mark of Jiaqing, 32 cm high, 32 cm wide, 24 cm deep, Show Catalogue Notes, Catalogue Notes, Compare with a very similar huanghuali chest sold Sotheby's Australia, Melbourne, 29 July 2014, lot 196
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Category:
Oriental: Furniture