[Black paint painted with gold landscape]
Ming, 207 cm high, 120.5 cm horizontal and 64.5 cm vertical
The cabinet is divided into two parts, the upper part is the top box, and the lower part is the vertical cabinet. The box and cabinet have two opposite doors, with copper hinges, lock nose and pull ring on the door. There are two layers in the top box and three layers in the vertical cabinet. There are incisor plates between legs. The top box door, the vertical cabinet door and the tooth plate are painted with gold paint pavilions, landscapes and figures, and the edges are painted with broken branches and flower patterns. The side of the cabinet is painted with osmanthus, rose, orchid and cave stone
According to the file registration records, this cabinet is the property of the four deacons. The fourth deacon’s library is one of the five northern houses of the Qing Palace, collecting the crown, robe, belt and shoes used by the emperor
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