A LARGE CHINESE BROWN-GROUND AND GILT-DECORATED LACQUER CABINET (GUI) 17TH/18TH CENTURY

the cabinet with large two-door front above a wide apron, the sides and front painted in gilt with writhing five-clawed dragons on a dense ground of stylized lotus, the hinges and lockplate with dragons amidst waves and clouds, the intricately incised and enameled padlock with a Qianlong reign mark.

Louis D. Fenton, San Francisco, 1981

The gilt decoration has been repainted and the surface revarnished. There are numerous nicks and small areas of loss as well as repair along the corners and edges, most noticable to the top corners and the top left edge, along the left and right front edges, near the bottom and along both sides of the apron, and to the top right corner of the left door. The inside is lined with paper. There is damage to the right edge of the right drawer and the tops to the lower compartment are replacements.
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