A large cinnabar lacquer kang table (kang zhuo) - China 19th Century

The top and sides carved in low relief with a dense network of dragons chasing flaming jewels, the design continuing down the leg supports to the hoofed feet. Sold for $7,500 plus Premium and tax

Exhibited: Zheng He and the Oceanic Culture: An Exhibition of the Six Hundredth Anniversary of Zheng He's Voyages, The National History Museum, Taiwan, September 16 - October 23, 2006.
Scholarly Delights: An Exhibition of Carved and Painted Lacquer Ware, The National Museum of History, Taiwan, April, 2007.

Bonhams. Fine Asian Works of Art, 18 Dec 2007. 220 San Bruno Avenue, San Francisco, California