Measurements: Length: 49 cm, Width: 49cm, Height: 25.5 cm

Pair antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Period Huanghuali dressing Cabinet. The Cabinet is made of a single piece of first-class hardwood, short rectangles with pair panel doors. The box is mounted with ruyi-shaped fittings, lock plate and the upper mate carved with ruyi medallion and interlocking Wanli motif. The four legs are fully decorated with floral designs, ending with inward-curving horse hoof feet. The Huanghuali wood displays a dense hardwood, with deep-brown strikes over golden-black shades tone and translucent shimmering surface with abstractly figured patterns and sweet fragrance of huali distinguishes it from the similar appearing but pungent-adored hongmu. It is intact, with exquisite mortise-tenon technique.

LOT NOTES:
The Chinese term huanghuali literally means "yellow flowering pear" wood. It is a member of the rosewood family and is botanically classified as Dalbergia odorifera. In premodern times the wood was know as huali or hualu. The finest huanghuali has a translucent shimmering surface with abstractly figured patterns that delight the eye, those appearing like ghost faces were highly prized. The color can range from reddish-brown to golden-yellow. Historical references point to Hainan Island as the main source of huali. However, variations in the color, figure, and density suggest similar species sourced throughout North Vietnam, Guangxi, Indochina and the other isles of the South China Sea.

Over all in EXCELLENT Condition. Natural wood imperfection, wood joint mark, minor scratches and dents.
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