明末至清初 黃花梨連鏡架官皮箱

the cabinet constructed with straight plain sides resting on a slightly larger base of corresponding form, the front embellished across the front doors and cover with a circular metal plate with a lock receptacle and ruyi-shaped hasp, above a pair of rectangular metal plates with door pulls, the cover hinged on the back of the box and opening to reveal a tray-like compartment with a folding mirror stand, the framework divided into eight sections by stretchers, all above five drawers behind the two doors below, the four smaller ones with a metal plate and pull, above a long one at the bottom with a pair of metal plates and pulls, the sides of the cabinet flanked by pair of metal C-shaped handles suspending from floral roundels, one side further embellished with two metal floral loop roundels, the corners decorated and reinforced with metal straps and ruyi-shaped corner pieces

《中國文物收藏》，亞洲文明博物館，新加坡，1997-99年
伍嘉恩，《禪椅琴凳：攻玉山房藏明式黃花梨家具》，香港中文大學文物館，香港，1998年，頁184-185

Good overall condition with minor bruising and surface wear. Consolidation to shrinkage on the largest of inner drawers.
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此類箱子男女皆適用，用於存放梳妝用品、珠寶首飾以及其他貴重物品。此具官皮箱外形與標準品無異，箱蓋掀開平屜內安一件接疊式的鏡架就與衆不同。連鏡架的官皮箱是不常見的類別。