Littleton and Hennessy Asian Art -The Imperial Studio - Asian Art in London November 2009


	How we can help you Please contact us if you have any queries, would like a valuation, are looking for a specific piece, interested in refining your collection, or perhaps attracted to the idea of building on a collection.		English \| 中文 The Imperial Studio Asian Art in London 29 October - 7 November 2009 2. An Inlaid Huanghuali Document Chest Late Ming period The rectangular box is fitted with a huangtong clasp and two square ring handles. It is inlaid on the top with a scene of nine cranes in various poses, their bodies finely detailed in mother-of-pearl; the necks, beaks and tail feathers in horn, the legs in bone, and the heads accentuated with cinnabar. They sport beneath a large pine tree with its trunk and branches in zitan and the foliage in spinach jade, growing from azurmalachite rockwork. The auspicious image is further enhanced by the sun in the upper left corner, inset in cinnabar. 36.5 cm. wide; 21 cm. deep; 20.5 cm. high Download full exhibition catalogue (PDF 1.6 Mb) Exhibition catalogue: Introduction A Zitan Brush Pot An Inlaid Huanghuali Document Chest A Green Enamelled Leaf-Shaped Porcelain Ink Palette A Tianhuang Seal A Tianhuang Seal A Songhua Inkstone A Superb Carved Cinnarbar Lacquer Brushpot A Huangfurong Seal A Duan Ink Stone A Pale Celadon Jade Washer An Ivory Wrist-rest A Four-coloured Overlay Glass Washer An Agate Seal Paste Box and Cover An Ivory Brushpot An Octagonal She Inkstone A Celadon Glazed Porcelain Inkpalette A Soapstone Brush Washer A Jade-Inset Zitan Ink Stand A Bamboo Veneer Document Box A Carved Double Gourd Emperors of the Qing Dynasty		Enlarge image Lot 2: An Inlaid Huanghuali Document Chest
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