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Lot Essay
The gentle splay in its design lends a sense of stability and balance to the form while retaining a very graceful and pleasing profile. The simple but elegant form of these cabinets is the classic Ming style, characterised by the finely carved ruyi-form apron on the stands which is a typical design of the period. Such detail is also seen on the apron of a huanghuali square table dated to Ming dynasty the Beijing Palace Museum collection, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Furniture of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (I), Hong Kong, 2002, p. 85, no. 69.
Compare to a similar pair of huanghuali cabinets and stands, formerly in the Dr. S.Y. Yip collection, sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 30 November 2020, lot 2810 (fig.1).
This item is made of a type of Dalbergia wood which is subject to CITES export/import restrictions since 2 January 2017. This item can only be shipped to addresses within Hong Kong or collected from our Hong Kong saleroom and office unless a CITES re-export permit is granted. Please contact the department for further information.
Compare to a similar pair of huanghuali cabinets and stands, formerly in the Dr. S.Y. Yip collection, sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 30 November 2020, lot 2810 (fig.1).
This item is made of a type of Dalbergia wood which is subject to CITES export/import restrictions since 2 January 2017. This item can only be shipped to addresses within Hong Kong or collected from our Hong Kong saleroom and office unless a CITES re-export permit is granted. Please contact the department for further information.