FINE PAIR ZITAN ROUND-CORNER DOUBLE DRAWERS CABINETS, YUANJIAOGUI. The protruding round-cornered top frame supported on corner posts, enclosing the single well-figured matched panels of the pair of doors above the beaded narrow apron, the back with traces of ramie, the stand with double-molded edge and legs of similar melon-section, the second level with a single row of two drawers. The zitan wood display smooth lustrous dense hardwood with dark purple-brown hues patina and feathery fine grain.

Dimension: 74" H x 39-3/4" L x 16-1/2" D

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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.

Over all in EXCELLENT condition. Some stress of wear. Natural wood imperfection, wood joint mark, minor scratches and dents. Normal consider ages and wears.


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