Fine Chinese HuangHuaLi Round-Corner double door Cabinet, the upper section with open carved geometrical patterns side panels and double doors, above a pair of large double doors concealing shelves, the apron carved with scrolling tendrils and joined to straight supports. The HuangHuaLi wood displays golden-brown color with translucent shimmering surface and abstractly figured patterns appearing like ghost faces.

Dimension: 69-7/8"H x 35"L x 17-1/2"D

Weight approx: 130 LB

The Sale Will Benefit IFGF Church of Atlanta

LOT NOTES

For a discussion of Fujian and Jiangsu Ming-style cabinets with stands, see J. Ang, 'Identifying a Regional Style of Chinese Furniture', Journal of the Classical Chinese Furniture Society, Autumn 1992, pp. 54-63. Compare the HuangHuaLi tapered cabinet with a stand incorporating an upper row of two drawers and a lower single open shelf illustrated by G. W. Bruce in The Dr. S.Y. Yip Collection of Classic Chinese Furniture, Hong Kong, 1991, no. 49, pp. 126-127. See, also, the pair of HuangHuaLi tapered cabinets with fluted corner posts on stands with a single high row of two drawers in the 'Take One Step Back' Studio Collection, included in the exhibition Splendor of Style: Classical Furniture from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and illustrated by C. Evarts in the Catalogue, National History Museum, Taipei, 1999, pp. 160-161.

Natural wood imperfection, wood joint mark, minor Scratches and dents. Normal consider ages and wears.


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