A HUANGHUALI STACKED BOX AND COVER 17TH CENTURY

of rectangular form composed of a shallow upper tray above three stacked trays, the cover secured with a long metal pin with a flower-head finial, supported on a base of conforming shape flanked by shaped openwork spandrels, joined at the top with a humpbacked handle, the corners reinforced with baitong metal fittings and the cover with ruyi-head fittings on each corner, the wood of warm honey-brown colour