ID 841510
Lot 2819 | A LARGE HUANGHUALI TRAVEL BOX
Estimate value
HKD 240 000 – 350 000
17TH CENTURY
The box is of square section with the two front panel doors opening to reveal the interior with three drawers. The sides are flanked by the standing spandrels. The top corners, the shaped pulls and the rectangular lockplate are all in baitong.
15 1/2 in. (39.5 cm.) high, 16 1/2 in. (42 cm.) wide, 16 1/2 in. (42 cm.) deep
Provenance
Art of Chen, Taipei, 1998.
Literature
National Museum of History, Splendor of Style: Classical Furniture from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Taipei, 1999, p. 174.
Exhibited
Splendor of Style: Classical Furniture from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, National Museum of History, Taipei, 26 June-5 September 1999.
Crow Museum of Asian Art, Dallas, Texas, on loan from 2007-2014.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California, on loan from 2014-2019.
Post lot text
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| Medium: | Wood |
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| Historical era: | Ming dynasty |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Boxes and Cases |
| Medium: | Wood |
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| Historical era: | Ming dynasty |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Boxes and Cases |
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