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晚清/民國 紫檀雲龍紋小櫃一對
Provenance: Sotheby's London, 13 May 1988, lot 371
來源: 倫敦蘇富比,1988年5月13日,拍品編號371
This pair of cabinets is finely carved with intricate designs of dragons pursuing flaming pearls. The current lot represents a rare example of small cabinets, designed for storing seals, scholar's stationery, books, or objects of curiosity. Such cabinets were indispensable furnishings on a scholar's desk, reflecting both functionality and refined aesthetic sensibilities. See a related cinnabar lacquer cabinet of similar shape, mid-Qing dynasty, in the Qing Court Collection, Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Place Museum: Lacquer Wares of the Qing Dynasty, Shanghai, 2006, p.68, pl.45.
See a related zitan dragon cabinet, 19th century, which was sold at Christie's Paris, 10 December 2014, lot 190.