J.J. Lally & Co., Oriental Art / New York City, New York
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Chinese Art from the Scholar’s Studio
March 13 - April 11, 2015
61.
A ZITAN DOCUMENT BOX
18th Century
with hinged lid and baitong (white brass) mounts including bail handles, inset corner mounts and scrolled lock escutcheon, the timber well matched.
16 1⁄8 x 6 7⁄8 x 9 inches (41 x 17.5 x 22.8 cm)
Provenance
Grace Wu Bruce, Hong Kong, 1987
Boxes of this shape and size would have been used to hold brushes, paper, books and other scholarly objects.
十八世紀 紫檀長箱 41 x 17.5 x 22.8 厘米