ID 861922
Lot 3027 | AN INCISED AND GILT POLYCHROME LACQUER CABINET
Estimate value
HKD 300 000 – 500 000
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
The blackish-brown lacquered rectangular cabinet is supported on four short cabriole legs interconnected by bracket-lobed aprons. Each door is decorated with an ogival panel enclosing a pair of pheasants amidst flowering plants and rocks highlighted in red and olive-green, all reserved on a diaper ground. Similar scenes are repeated on the sides and the top, and the back is covered in black lacquer. The corners, handles and hinges are set with gilt-metal fittings decorated with striding dragons amidst scrolling clouds. The red-lacquered interior is fitted with a single shelf.
23 1/4 in. (59.1 cm.) high
Provenance
Sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 2 May 2005, lot 570
Offered at Christie’s Hong Kong, 30 May 2012, lot 4086
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Japanese lacquerware, Plastic |
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| Historical era: | Kangxi period |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Japanese lacquerware, Plastic |
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| Historical era: | Kangxi period |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
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