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A ZITAN TABLE CABINET

Lot 1105
29.11.2024 00:00UTC +00:00
Classic
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HKD 327 600
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 1331432
Lot 1105 | A ZITAN TABLE CABINET
Estimate value
HKD 180 000 – 320 000
A ZITAN TABLE CABINET
LATE MING DYNASTY-EARLY QING DYNASTY
The top of the lid is flat and it opens to reveal a tray-like compartment. The doors are cut with ledges on their upper edge so that when the lid is closed, these ledges fit behind the lid, preventing the doors from being opened. Behind the two doors are three drawers. The corners of the lid are fitted with rectangular and ruyi-shaped baitong plates for reinforcement. Rectangular strap hinges of the lid and the doors, and in front, the lotus-shaped plate with a hasp and lock receptacles, small plates with door pulls below, and handles on both sides are all made of baitong. The curvilinear-shaped base is carved with scrolling tendrils.
15 ¾ in. (40 cm.) wide, 12 13/16 in. (32.5 cm.) deep, 14 in. (35.5 cm.) high




Provenance

The MQJ Collection, Hong Kong



Literature

Grace Wu Bruce, ‘Small Portable Treasures, Examples of Classical Chinese Furniture: (V)’, Oriental Art, Autumn 1993, London, p. 50
Grace Wu Bruce, Two Decades of Ming Furniture, Beijing, 2010, p. 270
Grace Wu, The Best of the Best- The MQJ Collection of Ming Furniture- vol. 2, Beijing, 2017, pp. 470-473
Grace Wu, Three Decades of Ming Furniture, Beijing, 2024, p. 274



Exhibited

Sotheby’s Hong Kong, The Best of the Best- The MQJ Collection of Ming Furniture, 29 September-2 October 2017
Christie’s Hong Kong, A Special Exhibition of the MQJ Collection, 11-15 October 2024
Medium:Zitan wood
Historical era:Qing Dynasty
Auction house category:All other types of objects, Boxes and Cases
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
United Kingdom
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