Title
Cabinet
Year/Period
Second half of the 20th century
Region
China
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 76.8 x 90.3 x 41.0 cm,
Object size: Refer to parts
Object size: Refer to parts
Accession No.
2019-00396
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of the Tye family, direct descendants of Tye Kee Yoon 戴喜云, Vice Consul of China in Penang and Lew Yuk Lin 刘玉麟， Minister of the Republic of China to London.
Cabinets with a top surface board shaped like those of a recessed-leg table were common household furniture in the Qing dynasty (1644–1911). Some have everted flanges at the end of the table board and decorative spandrels beneath, features which are incorporated into this piece as well. The popularity of these cabinets has persisted and they were produced in large quantities in southern China for export to Hong Kong and Southeast Asia in the last quarter of the 20th century. The 20th-century examples are often embellished with mother-of-pearl decoration and this piece features auspicious imagery of peaches, birds, and butterflies
