A Chinese Hongmu square correspondence tray with a reeded gallery and two flush-fitting frieze drawers with "in-out" mechanism, late Qing Dynasty, 35 cm x 35 cm x 5 cm high, together with a Hongmu Scholar's scroll table, and a Chinese carved wood brush stand and cast iron dragon form scroll weight, brush rest

Update:

I have found a receipt from the estate that could relate to the tray.

See the last image in the series accompanying the lot on our website.

Condition Report

Brush stand is in good order
The tray has signs of some former metal corner braces, presumably similar to the two still in place on the underside, one corner joint is a little bashed but still holds together
The stand has a shrinkage crack down the one side of the captive panel of the top, see the images with a pencil indicating the crack










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