Lot 1381. A pair of large zitan compound cabinets and hatchests, sijiangui; 96 in. (243.8 cm.) high, 40¾ in. (103.5 cm.) wide, 22½ in. (57.4 cm.) deep. Estimate USD 60,000 - USD 80,000. Price realised USD 290,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2011.

Each cabinet of square-corner form and with panel doors opening from the removable center stile and elaborately carved with dragon roundels above friezes of deer in landscapes and qilin and phoenix amidst clouds, above a further three-part frieze framing Buddhistic lions and a phoenix, with shaped aprons on the front and sides carved with chilong confronted around a shou character, the hatchests similarly carved with roundels and reserves of dragons amidst clouds, the wood of attractive figure and color. 

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Part I and Part II Including Property from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, New York, 24 March 2011