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A carved lacquer 'Kang'Cabinet, Qing dynasty, 18/19th Century.

A carved lacquer 'Kang'Cabinet, Qing dynasty, 18/19th Century.A carved lacquer 'Kang'Cabinet, Qing dynasty, 18/19th Century.
A carved lacquer 'Kang'Cabinet, Qing dynasty, 18/19th Century.A carved lacquer 'Kang'Cabinet, Qing dynasty, 18/19th Century.
A carved lacquer 'Kang'Cabinet, Qing dynasty, 18/19th Century.A carved lacquer 'Kang'Cabinet, Qing dynasty, 18/19th Century.
A carved lacquer 'Kang'Cabinet, Qing dynasty, 18/19th Century.A carved lacquer 'Kang'Cabinet, Qing dynasty, 18/19th Century.
A carved lacquer 'Kang'Cabinet, Qing dynasty, 18/19th Century.A carved lacquer 'Kang'Cabinet, Qing dynasty, 18/19th Century.
A carved lacquer 'Kang'Cabinet, Qing dynasty, 18/19th Century.A carved lacquer 'Kang'Cabinet, Qing dynasty, 18/19th Century.
A carved lacquer 'Kang'Cabinet, Qing dynasty, 18/19th Century.A carved lacquer 'Kang'Cabinet, Qing dynasty, 18/19th Century.
A carved lacquer 'Kang'Cabinet, Qing dynasty, 18/19th Century.A carved lacquer 'Kang'Cabinet, Qing dynasty, 18/19th Century.
A carved lacquer 'Kang'Cabinet, Qing dynasty, 18/19th Century.A carved lacquer 'Kang'Cabinet, Qing dynasty, 18/19th Century.
A carved lacquer 'Kang'Cabinet, Qing dynasty, 18/19th Century.A carved lacquer 'Kang'Cabinet, Qing dynasty, 18/19th Century.
A carved lacquer 'Kang'Cabinet, Qing dynasty, 18/19th Century.
A carved lacquer 'Kang'Cabinet, Qing dynasty, 18/19th Century.
A carved lacquer 'Kang'Cabinet, Qing dynasty, 18/19th Century.
A carved lacquer 'Kang'Cabinet, Qing dynasty, 18/19th Century.
A carved lacquer 'Kang'Cabinet, Qing dynasty, 18/19th Century.
A carved lacquer 'Kang'Cabinet, Qing dynasty, 18/19th Century.
A carved lacquer 'Kang'Cabinet, Qing dynasty, 18/19th Century.
A carved lacquer 'Kang'Cabinet, Qing dynasty, 18/19th Century.
A carved lacquer 'Kang'Cabinet, Qing dynasty, 18/19th Century.
A carved lacquer 'Kang'Cabinet, Qing dynasty, 18/19th Century.
Estimate
120 000 - 150 000 SEK
10 600 - 13 200 EUR
11 100 - 13 800 USD
Hammer price
110 000 SEK
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Head Specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
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A carved lacquer 'Kang'Cabinet, Qing dynasty, 18/19th Century.

The miniature cabinet with a smaller compartment on top and a larger below opening to reveal a pair of small drawers, the four doors finely carved with landscape scenes, with scholars in pavilion, gatherings outdoors in various pursuits. Metal handles and hinges. Measurements 64x39x17 cm.

Wear, surface dirt. Wear to edges.

Provenance

Purchased at Bukowskis Spring Auction 2013, lot no 1418. Then from a private collection, Stockholm.

Exhibitions

Also Compare, Christies; SALE 2389. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art
Hong Kong|27 November 2007

Literature

A cabinet of this type is illustrated in Carved Lacquer in the Collection of the Palace Museum, 1985, pl 297.
Another depicted in 'Special Exhibition of Palace Lacquer Objects, Taiwan 1981, Catalogue no 65.

More information

Miniature cabinets of this type were made for display on a kang, which served as a seat in the day and a bed at night.