Black Lacquer Gold Painted Shanxi Cabinet colour-brass It offers practical storage while

It offers practical storage while blending effortlessly into both contemporary and more traditional interiors

from the faces and costumes of the various figures represented to the tiled rooftops and flowers and leaves on the trees

The style of this Chinese cabinet

and provides the only decorative element on an otherwise understated design

Black Lacquer Gold Painted Shanxi Cabinet colour-brass It offers practical storage whileShanxi, circa 1860 This extraordinary antique cabinet is from Shanxi province in central China, where it would most likely have been produced as part of a dowry for a bride, filled with silks, fabrics and other expensive gifts. The black lacquer finish and detailed paintings, depicting various bronzes, vases and other scholarly symbols along with flowers and various figures, are original, while the door hardware is likely a more recent replacement.