Lot 223. A large Chinese brown-ground and gilt-decorated lacquer cabinet (gui), Ming dynasty, Wanli period and later. Height 86 in., 218.44 cm; Width 73 in., 185.42 cm; Depth 25 in., 63.5 cm. Estimate 30,000 — 50,000 USD. Lot sold 31,250 USD. Photo Sotheby's

the cabinet with large two-door front above a wide apron, the sides and front painted in gilt with writhing five-clawed dragons on a dense ground of stylized lotus, the hinges and lockplate with dragons amidst waves and clouds, the intricately incised and later enameled padlock with a Qianlong reign mark. 

Property from the Collection of Dodie Rosekrans.

Provenance: Louis D. Fenton, San Francisco, 1981.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, New York, 11 september 2012