Red & Black Painted Lacquer Wedding Cabinet From Shanxi -19th Century Material - Mango Wood Also available to view in

Also available to view in the British Museum - Japanese Woodblock of a poem by Fujiwara no Michinobu Ason

This mirror can be hung in either portrait or landscape

Black Lacquered Scholars Desk from Shanxi Province - dating from the 19th century

The doors are decorated with finely painted gilt chinoiserie panels

3 x 4 x 48 (wxdxh cms)

Red & Black Painted Lacquer Wedding Cabinet From Shanxi -19th Century Material - Mango Wood Also available to view inOne 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