Red & Black Painted Lacquer Wedding Cabinet From Shanxi -19th Century shawl Made for travelling and storage

Made for travelling and storage of clothing they are robust work well in a contemporary western space as a coffee table

paint loss and surface distress consistent with age and use

while the beautifully distressed turquoise-green painted finish gives the piece a wonderfully timeworn character

22 x 20 x 82 (wxdxh cms)

These reproduction Chinese blue & white ginger jars depict butterflies fluttering around a prominent double happiness symbol

Red & Black Painted Lacquer Wedding Cabinet From Shanxi -19th Century shawl Made for travelling and storageOne of a pair of old Chinese red and black lacquer wedding cabinets from Shanxi province. The other cabinet can be found HERE. This beautifully painted cabinet is adorned with various birds, insects and flowers. There are also stylized patterns around the edges and wise objects, although faded, can still be seen at the bottom of the cabinet. Lacquer cabinets were often given as wedding gifts usually in pairs. The lacquer is a resin made from the sap