A large carved nanmu and hardwood compound cabinet 20th century

with nanmu frames enclosing hardwood door panels, the hat chest with two rectangular hinged doors carved with flowering pomegranate sprays, set atop the rectangular cabinet with two interior shelves, the exterior of one of the door panels carved with a snarling mythical beast seated below a towering pine tree with branches extending over to the other panel featuring a bird with a lingzhi sprig in its mouth, flying above a cluster of bamboo, all above a single horizontal board carved with various flower sprays issuing from rockwork and the wide apron with further pine and bamboo, accented with brass mounts enclosing archaistic motifs (2)

The right side lower member has gaps in the joinery, and is also missing the apron. The lockplate is missing one bracket.
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