Shanxi Painted Cabinet, Red Lacquer furnish-feed these simple wooden scoops are

these simple wooden scoops are nice as decorative objects

It was the duty of the family to honour and commemorate their ancestors

which is in the pale

Finished in warm elm and based on a type of cabinet used by the Chinese to store food

This little chest is a great size to be used as a bedside cabinet or as a side table next to a sofa

Shanxi Painted Cabinet, Red Lacquer furnish-feed these simple wooden scoops areThese cabinets are decorated by hand with gold leaf before being painted so each one is in some way unique. Cabinets like our red version seen here, were usually finished in red or black lacquer, often gilded and usually painted with landscapes, family valuables or, as in our model, scenes of children at play. Our painted Chinese cabinets are reproductions of the wonderful furniture that was produced in Shanxi province in north central China for