Ming Style Hardstone-Inlaid Table Cabinet

A hardstone-inlaid Ming style hardwood table cabinet, of rectangular form with hinged lid opening to reveal a tray like compartment, above two pairs of short drawers and a long drawer, each door inlaid with boys at play, between a frieze of bats on the cover and the 'Three Abundances' at the base, the top with a bird perched on a fruiting pomegranate tree beside lingzhi fungus, and set with two inscribed plaques one with an apocryphal four-character seal mark of Jiaqing, baitong mounts. 12.60 in. high, 12.20 in. wide, 9.06 in. deep.

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Ming Dynasty - The Ming Dynasty was a ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644. It succeeded the Yuan Dynasty and preceded the Qing Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty was established by Zhu Yuanzhang, a former Buddhist monk who became a rebel leader and eventually overthrew the Mongol Yuan Dynasty. During the Ming Dynasty, China experienced a period of relative stability and prosperity. The government was centralized and bureaucratic, with the emperor at the top of the hierarchy. The Ming Dynasty is known for its cultural achievements, including the development of porcelain, the invention of movable type printing, and the construction of the Great Wall of China.
Frieze - An architectural term denoting the flat, shaped or convex horizontal surface of furniture, between the architrave and the cornice, usually found on a cabinet or bookcase, or on desks and tables where it may include drawers, the area between the top and the legs. In ceramics, the term refers to the banding, of usually a repeating pattern, on the rims of plates and vases.

This item has been included into following indexes:

Chinese antiquities by dynasty - Ming Dynasty 1,266
Chinese furniture, chairs - chairs, Ming dynasty 45
Chinese furniture, tables
- table top cabinets 14
- tables 402
Chinese furniture, type or function - storage cabinets 629