A Huanghuali portable table cabinet, Guanpixian Qing dynasty, 18th century | 清十八世紀 黃花梨官皮箱

Compare two related chests in Robert Jacobsen and Nicholas Grindley, Classical Chinese Furniture in The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, 1999, cat. nos 67-68, where it is discussed that these boxes, often called 'seal boxes', yinxia, were used for storage of many things, ranging from cosmetics and jewellery to art curious and writing utensils, and were usually made in pairs and presented as gifts.

Compare another huanghuali 17th century table top chest similarly fitted with an upper removable tray, sold in our New York rooms, 19th March 2013, lot 460.

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比較兩例，載於Robert Jacobsen及Nicholas Grindley，《Classical Chinese Furniture in The Minneapolis Institute of Arts》，明尼阿波利斯，1999年，編號 67-68，作者論述，官皮箱用於儲物，用途光房，存放梳妝、珠寶、珍玩、文房等物，多成對製成餽禮。 

可比另一同款十七世紀黃花梨官皮箱，上方托盤可拆卸，售於紐約蘇富比2013年3月19日，編號460。