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A LARGE HUANGHUALI TRAVELLING SCHOLAR’S BOOKCASE, TUSHUXINGGUI

Lot 2912
30.11.2023 11:15UTC +08:00
Classic
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HKD 6 048 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationHong Kong, Hong Kong
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ID 1076124
Lot 2912 | A LARGE HUANGHUALI TRAVELLING SCHOLAR’S BOOKCASE, TUSHUXINGGUI
Estimate value
HKD 1 800 000 – 3 000 000
A LARGE HUANGHUALI TRAVELLING SCHOLAR’S BOOKCASE, TUSHUXINGGUI

MING DYNASTY, LATE 16TH- EARLY 17TH CENTURY

31 in. (78.8 cm.) wide, 17 7⁄8 in. (45.5 cm.) deep, 33 1⁄16 in. (84 cm.) high





Provenance

Grace Wu Bruce, Hong Kong, acquired in January 1995



Literature

Grace Wu Bruce, Two Decades of Ming Furniture, Beijing, 2010, p.185

Grace Wu Bruce, Ming Furniture Through My Eyes, Beijing, 2015, p.189



Exhibited

Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana on loan from 1997 to 2021
Medium:Wood
Historical era:Ming dynasty
Place of origin:China, Eastern Asia, Asia
Auction house category:All other types of objects
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