Korean Jeonju Jang Cabinet on Stand - 19th Century Material - Papier Mache the vase is decorated with

the vase is decorated with a powerful dragon soaring amongst trailing clouds – a timeless symbol of strength

originally a merchant’s chest

while the gently worn surfaces and rich

The restrained design is typical of regional domestic furniture

but to make it more practical to use the front panels have been modified to doors

Korean Jeonju Jang Cabinet on Stand - 19th Century Material - Papier Mache the vase is decorated withThis beautiful antique Korean chest on stand is a very unusual style and called a Jeonju Jang (also sometimes called chonju bandaji). This is characterised by a series of drawers over a double door over a bandaji type front opening compartment. This unusual style is only found in Jeonju city and would have been used for storing books (a book cabinet). The white brass hardware suggests a good age and features a central butterfly motif which would have