Carved Shanxi Cabinet Outdoor with the outer frame being

with the outer frame being made of fir wood

or as a small sideboard

The drawers on our model are slightly larger than on most original chests

were commonly used by Chinese scholars of the Qing dynasty

as other pieces in the range

Carved Shanxi Cabinet Outdoor with the outer frame beingShanxi, circa 1860 This gorgeous cabinet in a now worn black and red lacquer is from Shanxi in central China. The lacquer is original, as is the simple hardware on the doors. The finish is considerably worn in places, especially on the top surface and around the bottom of the doors, the black lacquer also cracked in places to give a beautiful patina. The solid, thick framed construction of the cabinet is softened by the delicately carved spandrels at