清十九世紀 黃花梨圓角櫃

the rectangular projecting top set above a recessed top panel, joined by four square posts at each corner forming the tapered silhouette, the pair of single panelled doors with wooden dowels fitting into the sockets in the upper frame and lower front rail, above a plain narrow apron with curved spandrels, with baitong plates, pulls and pin

J.H. Zeeman 博士收藏，Zeeman 博士曾於1954-1957年間在荷蘭駐北京使館擔任臨時代辦一職
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The back is most likely replaced and there is a 43cm split to the left side, the interior has been later adapted to include a clothes rail and the vertical door rail is a later replacement. There is a repair to the back left leg (6cm).
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圓角櫃是中國傳統家具最精巧優美的設計之一。圓角櫃整體造型下舒上斂，集精致優雅及平衡穩固於一身。關於此類櫃式，可參閱Sarah Handler詳文，< Cabinets and Shelves Containing All Things in China >，《Journal of the Classical Chinese Furniture Society》，1993年冬，頁4—49，作者詳探圓角櫃之源流，上溯至早期格櫃和箱盒。

有一類例，圖見王世襄《明式家具珍賞》，香港，1990年，圖版D25；另一件售於倫敦佳士得，2003年6月17日，編號106；Gustav Ecke藏一例，尺寸較小，載錄於George N. Kates，《Chinese Household Furniture》，紐約，1948年，圖版7；第四件類例售於紐約蘇富比，1987年4月25日，編號467。