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A FINE BAITONG-MOUNTED JICHIMU CHEST 17TH – 18TH CENTURY |
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 HKD
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Description
- 18.2 by 31.1 by 18.5 cm, 7 1/8 by 12 1/4 by 7 1/4 in.
reinforced with baitong mounts at each corner extending into ruyi-heads on the hinged cover, the front inlaid with a circular baitong plate with lock receptacles and a ruyi-shaped hasp, the sides flanked by angular handles suspending from foliate roundels
Exhibited
Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth: Gems of Antiquities Collections in Hong Kong, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 2004, cat. no. 49.