A SMALL JICHIMU YUANJIAOGUI CABINET WITH ORIGINAL STAND, QINGChina, 1644-1912. The cabinet has a protruding top frame raised on splayed vertical posts and is fitted with floating panel doors within rectangular frames and centered around a removable stile, above plain, beaded aprons and spandrels. The whole cabinet is raised on its original stand fitted with two drawers. The legs are of rounded square section joined by beaded stretchers.Provenance: Robert H. Ellsworth, New York. Marie Theresa Virata, acquired from the above. Christie's New York, 16 March 2017, lot 682. Chicago private collection, acquired from the above. Marie Theresa 'Bebe' Virata (1923-2015) was the wife of Leonides Virata (1918 – 1976), a prominent economist in the Philippines who helped to rebuild the country after World War II. She became interested in fine arts in the 1960s and later expanded her collection to include classical Chinese furniture dating to the Ming and Qing dynasties. She became a close friend of the preeminent New York dealer Robert Ellsworth, who provided guidance from the late 1970s until his passing in 2014.Condition: Excellent condition with natural wear, few small nicks and scratches. Only the stand with some age cracks and old fillings.Weight: 8.2 kg (total) Dimensions: Size 94.1 x 44.8 x 20.3 cm (incl. stand)The round-corner tapered cabinet, or yuanjiaogui, is amongst the most elegant designs in all of classical Chinese furniture. The tapering shape in its design lends a sense of stability and balance to the form while retaining a graceful and pleasing profile. The design was widely used in cabinet making throughout the Ming and Qing dynasties. Yuanjiaogui cabinets that retain their original stand are most rare today. Literature comparison: Compare four jichimu tapered, round-corner cabinets from southern Fujian province illustrated by J. Ang, "Identifying a Regional Style of Chinese Furniture," Journal of the Classical Chinese Furniture Society, Autumn 1992, pp. 54-57, figs. 1-4.Auction result comparison: Compare with a pair of jichimu side cabinets, missing the stands, at Bonhams London in Fine Chinese Art on 17 May 2012, lot 164, sold for GBP 23,750. Compare also with a near identical yunjiaogui, missing the stand, at Christie's Paris in Art d'Asie on 13 June 2013, lot 16, sold for EUR 10,000.清代雞翅木圓角櫃中國,1644-1912年。木櫃圓角,櫃頂轉角呈圓弧形,櫃柱腳也相應的做成外圓內方,櫃體上小體態勻稱。兩個抽屜。通體光素。 來源:紐約Robert H. Ellsworth。 Marie Theresa Virata購于上述收藏。 佳士得紐約,2017年3月16日,編號682。芝加哥私人收藏,購於上述收藏。 Marie Theresa 'Bebe' Virata(1923-2015)是Leonides Virata(1918 – 1976)的妻子,Leonides Virata曾是菲律賓著名的經濟學家,曾在第二次世界大戰後幫助重建菲律賓。 1960年代,她開始對美術產生興趣,後來將其收藏範圍擴大到明清兩代的中國古典家具。 她也曾是紐約著名商人Robert Ellsworth的密友,Robert Ellsworth從1970年代後期開始提供指導,直到2014年逝世為止。 圖片:Robert H. Ellsworth 圖片:Marie Theresa Virata (1923-2015) 品相:自然磨損,輕微划痕和刻痕,狀況極佳。 一些年代乾裂縫和修補物。 重量:縂8.2 公斤 尺寸: 94.1 x 44.8 x 20.3 厘米 (含底座) 這種圓角櫃的特點是穩重大方,堅固耐用。圓角櫃於明清時期大量的被使用。如今,含原始底座的圓角櫃於實屬罕見。 拍賣結果比較:一對雞翅木櫃,無底座,見倫敦邦翰思 Fine Chinese Art 拍場2012年5月17日lot 164, 售價GBP 23,750. 一件非常相近的圓角櫃,無底座,見巴黎佳士得Art d'Asie拍場2013年6月13日lot 16, 售價EUR 10,000.