Country Herbalist Chest antique-sideboard Typical of the furniture produced

Typical of the furniture produced by the Chinese in the northern provinces

The word suzani comes from the Persian for 'needle' and these have been produced for centuries along the silk roads of Uzbekistan

they are designed to be stood against a wall

they were also known in Chinese as 'Grand Tutor Chairs' (taishi yi)

harks back to earlier door and window panels in Chinese homes and is made in the same way - each individual piece of wood fitting into the next with mortise and tenon joints

Country Herbalist Chest antique-sideboard Typical of the furniture producedThis lovely solid wood chest in our beautiful rustic elm finish is based on the drawers used by Chinese herbalists to store the herbs and remedies used in Chinese medicine. The twelve upper drawers in our updated version are larger than those seen on most originals to make them ideal for holding a CD collection, while there are two wider drawers at the bottom. The drawers are all made using traditional dovetail joints and each one has a simple,