Huanghuali Book Chest

Early Qing Period
Book Chest
Cocobolo (Huanghuali)
36 × 21.5 × 14 cm

• All four sides of the box lid have grooves for installing a top cover made of two connected planks.
• The upright walls of the box lid are joined using visible tenons and dovetail joints, and the same method of visible tenon and dovetail joining is used for the four sides of the box body.
• The front features a circular faceplate, with a clapper shaped like a cloud head to accommodate the knob. On both sides, there are oval lifting rings, which facilitate moving and carrying.

Reference: China Guardian (HK) Auctions Co., Ltd.