明末至清初 黃花梨印章盒

constructed with straight sides rising from a countersunk base centred with a further recessed panel, the slightly larger beaded-edged cover of corresponding section, detailed with four extended and overhanging corners and surmounted by a cushion-shaped top

弗利爾美術館及賽克勒美術館，史密森博物院，華盛頓，1997-99年
伍嘉恩，《禪椅琴凳：攻玉山房藏明式黃花梨家具》，香港中文大學文物館，香港，1998年，頁160-161
《嘉木堂呈獻葉承耀醫生藏明式家具珍品》，當代藝術中心，倫敦，1999年
柏林東亞藝術博物館，柏林，2000-02年

As expected, there is typical shrinkage, age cracks and minute bruising but overall good condition.
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此盒黃花梨製，木紋生動細緻，色澤温潤。盒蓋形狀尤為別緻，蓋邊四角下垂，中部平直，沿邊起線，更比光素的盒身大一周，設計非常特別。此盒用途應是儲存珍貴物品如印章等。