A RARE PAIR OF HUANGHUALI AND HARDWOOD KANG CABINETS

A RARE PAIR OF HUANGHUALI AND HARDWOOD KANG CABINETS

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

Each cabinet is constructed of rectangular section with silver-wire inlaid frames. It is divided into an upper section comprising a central compartment behind two latticed-panel doors, and flanked by three drawers on each side. The mid-section with side opening compartments, and the lower section of the cabinet has three front opening drawers. The surfaces are ornately carved in shallow relief with auspicious motifs of Shou characters and kui dragons.

20 1/4 in. (51.5 cm.) high, 17 1/8 in. (43.5 cm.) wide, 8 1/2 in. (21.5 cm.) deep