A HUANGHUALI COSMETIC BOX 17TH / 18TH CENTURY

with a rectangular hinged cover opening to a shallow compartment and securing a pair of doors enclosing an arrangement of five drawers, with a circular lockplate and cloud-form hasp, the corners set with ruyi-head metal mounts, flanked by a pair of bail handles on the sides, the wood of an attractive golden-brown colour with darker striations