Red Lacquer Wedding Cabinet From Shanxi Province - 19thC - 136 x 53 x 176 (wxdxh cms) - C1394
An old gilt red lacquer wedding cabinet from Shanxi province in China with scenes of rocks and flowers and children playing.
Red Lacquer Wedding Cabinet From Shanxi - 19thC
Red Lacquer Wedding Cabinet From Shanxi - 19thC
Interior drawers of an old gilt red lacquer wedding cabinet from Shanxi province in China with scenes of rocks and flowers and children playing.
An old gilt red lacquer wedding cabinet from Shanxi province in China with scenes of rocks and flowers and children playing.
An old gilt red lacquer wedding cabinet from Shanxi province in China with scenes of rocks and flowers and children playing.
An old gilt red lacquer wedding cabinet from Shanxi province in China with scenes of rocks and flowers and children playing.
An old gilt red lacquer wedding cabinet from Shanxi province in China with scenes of rocks and flowers and children playing.
An old gilt red lacquer wedding cabinet from Shanxi province in China with scenes of rocks and flowers and children playing.
Red Lacquer Wedding Cabinet From Shanxi Province - 19thC - 136 x 53 x 176 (wxdxh cms) - C1394
An old gilt red lacquer wedding cabinet from Shanxi province in China with scenes of rocks and flowers and children playing.
Red Lacquer Wedding Cabinet From Shanxi - 19thC
Red Lacquer Wedding Cabinet From Shanxi - 19thC
Interior drawers of an old gilt red lacquer wedding cabinet from Shanxi province in China with scenes of rocks and flowers and children playing.
An old gilt red lacquer wedding cabinet from Shanxi province in China with scenes of rocks and flowers and children playing.
An old gilt red lacquer wedding cabinet from Shanxi province in China with scenes of rocks and flowers and children playing.
An old gilt red lacquer wedding cabinet from Shanxi province in China with scenes of rocks and flowers and children playing.
An old gilt red lacquer wedding cabinet from Shanxi province in China with scenes of rocks and flowers and children playing.
An old gilt red lacquer wedding cabinet from Shanxi province in China with scenes of rocks and flowers and children playing.

Red Lacquer Wedding Cabinet From Shanxi - 19thC

SKU: C1394
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Lacquer cabinets were often given as wedding gifts - usually in pairs. Original pieces were not usually decorated on the sides. Better quality cabinets were made from Elm. The lacquer is a resin made from the sap of the Rhus verniciflua tree. Lacquer has a long history in Chinese furniture and has been used for over 2000 years. This lacquer cabinet come mostly from Shanxi Provinces. This cabinet is made from elm Red is the most commonly used colour, black is also used, but is much less common. The lacquer is usually decorated with coloured lacquer designs or gold leaf. Other colours such as green, blue, yellow and pink were not used and are only found in modern reproductions.
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136 x 53 x 176 (wxdxh cms)

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