Live Auction 19039Sacred and Imperial: The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection Part II
A SMALL IMPERIAL RED LACQUER KANG CABINET
Lot 925

A SMALL IMPERIAL RED LACQUER KANG CABINET

CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY

Closed24 September 2020

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A SMALL IMPERIAL RED LACQUER KANG CABINET
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
Of rectangular form, the front with two sets of hinged doors, the lower set carved with a pair of descending dragons amidst cresting waves, the upper set similarly decorated with ascending dragons, the sides, apron and upper surface with further dragons, all framed within key-pattern borders
22 in. (55.8 cm.) high

Compagnie de la Chine et des Indes, Paris, 1 February 1979.
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago.

Specialist note

Miniature cabinets of this type were made for display on a kang, raised platforms that served as seats in the day and beds at night. The present cabinet is exceptional in the way that the design of dragons has been lavishly carved on all the surfaces, including the sides and the top.