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Chinese Peranakan Inlaid Hardwood Pagoda Display Cabinet, Early 20th Century

$17,500

£13,261.30

€15,282.12

CA$24,749.83

A$26,616.37

CHF 14,231.82

MX$320,985.82

NOK 179,971.14

SEK 163,976.88

DKK 114,191.29

About the Item

An impressive pagoda form carved hardwood display cabinet with bone and boxwood inlay, crafted for the Peranakan (Straits-Chinese) community in Southeast Asia, mostly likely Malaysia, Indonesia, or Singapore, early 20th century. The large display cabinet with four wide open shelves for display, set on four clawed feet, and surmounted by a peaked roof topped by a tiered pagoda with carved figures to the interior. A further set of pagodas with figures adorns each corner. The peaked roof decorated with a pair of magnificent phoenixes in flight flanking a large peony spray and a roundel featuring the goddess Magu and an attendant. The decoration of carved and inlaid boxwood. Clouds of carved bone scattered throughout. The sides of the roof each with a pair of sinuous dragons among clouds, a "shou" (longevity) medallion between them, all of carved and inlaid boxwood. The sides of the cabinet decorated with images of carved and inlaid boxwood birds and flowers - the left side with peony, the right side with chrysanthemum. The roof with a carved and pierced gallery below featuring auspicious animals and fruit, including a bat, a pair of cranes, peaches and Buddha's hands. Cranes and peaches are symbols of longevity. The bat is a homophone for prosperity. Buddha's hands, also called finger citrons, are a homophone for prosperity and longevity. A further carved and pierced gallery to the bottom of the cabinet with stylized ruyi head and cloud designs, and stylized "shou" (longevity) characters to the sides. A pair of carved foo lions stand guard. The shelves also galleried with wonderful open fretwork carvings of stylized dragons and scrolling lotus. The front of the shelves with inlaid boxwood and bone carvings of more auspicious motifs of plants, animals and fruits, including squirrel and grapes, the "san duo" (three abundances) consisting of peaches, Buddha's hands, and pomegranates, dragons and phoenixes, plum blossoms, lotus, and leaping carp. The motifs on this cabinet all point towards wishing the receiver, most likely a woman, a long and prosperous life, and happy marriage filled with many children.

Dimensions:
Height: 77.5 in (196.85 cm)Width: 40 in (101.6 cm)Depth: 16 in (40.64 cm)
Style:
Chinoiserie (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Bone,Boxwood,Hardwood,Hand-Carved,Inlay,Joinery
Place of Origin:
Asia
Period:
1910-1919
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1910s
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. Minor structural damages. Minor fading. Minor losses to the boxwood and bone inlay. Minor separation to the fretwork. Please see photos.
Seller Location:
Austin, TX
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU894727710172

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