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Wednesday, 14 July 2010 14:13 |
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THIS week’s slideshow showcases a gilded display cabinet that is intricately carved with an array of Chinese motifs and symbolism. The owner, a Penangite, explained that the cabinet is over a hundred years old and is among a few units in Malaysia that is still fully intact. Upon further observation, one may notice that the cabinet includes drawers that boast many floral motives like the lotus and the peony, a four-corner side bracket on top of the unit with guardian foo lions crouched on each bracket, a qilin, and the ever-iimportant phoenix.
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