Live Auction 18823Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art
A HUANGHUALI ROUND-CORNER TAPERED CABINET, YUANJIAOGUI
Lot 1644 PROPERTY FROM AN AMERICAN COLLECTION

A HUANGHUALI ROUND-CORNER TAPERED CABINET, YUANJIAOGUI

17TH CENTURY

Closed25 September 2020

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A HUANGHUALI ROUND-CORNER TAPERED CABINET, YUANJIAOGUI
17TH CENTURY
The rounded, molded, rectangular top frame is supported by gently splayed legs of rounded square section joined near the feet by plain aprons and spandrels. The single-panel doors are set flush against a removable center stile and open to reveal a shelved interior with two drawers above a plain panel.
56 ¾ in. (144.1 cm.) high, 31 ¾ in. (80.6 cm.) wide, 14 ¾ in. (37.5 cm.) deep

Chan Shing Kee, Hong Kong.
ChinArt, New York, 17 January 2004.

Specialist note


The simplicity and elegance of form of this cabinet is in the classical Ming style. The combination of design, perfect proportions and precise craftsmanship lend the cabinet a refined elegance and sense of balance and stability. The form was widely used in cabinet-making throughout the Ming and Qing dynasties. A huanghuali round-corner cabinet of similar proportion and dimensions sold at Christie's Hong Kong, The Feng Wen Tang Collection of Bamboo Carvings and Furniture, 3 June 2015, lot 2824.