Japanese style red and black lacquer desk with chair, the desk having a pierced and carved crest depicting confronting dragons and a phoenix above shelves and compartments with doors. one carved with a writhing dragon, resting on a rectangular desk top having an etched leiwen border framing painted roundels, above a high relief carved and pierced apron centering a phoenix framed by four frieze drawers with carved Taotie mask pulls, the whole rising on figural cabriole legs with dragon head knees, together with a similarly decorated red and black lacquer chair.

Provenance: From the Estate of a North Carolina doctor.

Approximate dimensions: desk h. 55. 5", w. 49", d. 29. 5"; chair h. 37", w. 18", d. 16"; seat h. 18".

Repaired leg at top joint, wear to desk surface, scattered small chips and losses.

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