An inlaid huanghuali wood seal chest. 17th century

An inlaid huanghuali wood seal chest. 17th century

On a low base with a carved apron, of rectangular shape with a lid and four drawers (the fronts of chichimu) behind a double door with panels of burl wood. The front, sides and top inlaid with flower sprigs and fruiting branches in multi-coloured soapstone, to the base two dragons of mother-of-pearl. The fittings, lock bolt and pulls of brass. On the bottom a yellow paper label reading Grace Wu Bruce.
Height 33.4 cm; width 37.2 cm; depth 28.5 cm

十七世紀 黃花梨百宝嵌官皮箱

來源：德國黑森私人收藏，1998年11月16日購於 Grace Wu Bruce（附發票複印件）

可比：R. P. Piccus（著）《Wood from the Scholar's Table》， 香港 1984年， 第75號

Provenance

Private collection, Hesse, purchased from Grace Wu Bruce, London, 16.11.1998 (invoice available)

Literature

Compare similar seal chest illustrated in: R. P. Piccus (ed.), Wood from the Scholar's Table, Hong Kong 1984, no. 75