A GILT-DECORATED RED LACQUERED LEATHER-WRAPPED WOOD CHEST
Lot 987

A GILT-DECORATED RED LACQUERED LEATHER-WRAPPED WOOD CHEST

CHINA, QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

Closed10 May 2018

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A GILT-DECORATED RED LACQUERED LEATHER-WRAPPED WOOD CHEST
CHINA, QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
Of rectangular form, the top decorated with a scholarly gathering on a terraced pavilion within a shaped medallion, the sides decorated with scholars in a landscape setting, mounted with a central metal lockplate and handles on the sides
10 ¾ in. (27.3 cm.) high, 28 ½ in. (72.4 cm.) wide, 19 in. (48.2 cm.) deep

Yamanaka & Company, Boston, Massachusetts.
Lucy Truman Aldrich, Providence, Rhode Island.
Estate of Lucy Truman Aldrich, 1955.
Acquired in August 1955.