Wood, textile, leather. China, Qing Dynasty

The set is comprising six wooden suitcases of different sizes covered in beige leather and painted with women everyday scenes. In five suitcases plain old navy blue interior and original hinges and lock plate. The little circular suitcase with a padded beige interior.

Shape: Rectangular - circular - square
Dimensions: 7 x 18 x 18 CM - 35 x 80 x 52,5 CM (H x L x W)
Condition: Good state of preservation with signs of age and use; painting and material loss, mostly along the edges; well conserved lock plates, only one in the big suitcase broken
Provenance: From an old Austrian private collection acquired before 1930