April 13, 2022 10:00 EST
Asian Arts
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A small Japanese hardwood cabinet with Chinese jade inlays 白玉镶嵌日本硬木小柜
Of stepped form, the left side with two doors with beveled glass, centered by stylized foliage culminating in flowers represented by inlaid Chinese carved white jade floriform ornaments, the ornaments Ming to Qing dynasty, adjacent to shaped shelves and a narrow drawer, the timber an attractive dark hardwood with fine figure.
H: 26 in.; W: 29 3/4 in.; D: 14 in.
Sold for $1,386
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Of stepped form, the left side with two doors with beveled glass, centered by stylized foliage culminating in flowers represented by inlaid Chinese carved white jade floriform ornaments, the ornaments Ming to Qing dynasty, adjacent to shaped shelves and a narrow drawer, the timber an attractive dark hardwood with fine figure.
NOTE:
For an assembledge of similar Chinese jade floral ornaments, dated to the Qing dynasty, excavated from Lianhuachi, Kunming, Yunnan province, now in the Yunnan Provincial Museum, see Fang Gu, "The Complete Collection of Unearthed Jades in China", vol. 12, Beijing 2005, p.204
