Black Lacquer 7 Drawer Sideboard - 19th Century Material - Teak 86 x 54 x 62

86 x 54 x 62 (wxdxh cms)

This piece is an excellent example of the high quality Tibetan painting techniques and features a dragon surrounded by Double Dorje (thunderbolt) symbols which represent the four Dhyani Buddhas

The carcass is original

Evoking memories of India

5 x H13 cm

Black Lacquer 7 Drawer Sideboard - 19th Century Material - Teak 86 x 54 x 62Console Table with 7 drawers made from Elm Circa 19th Century. It is made in the Ming Style and comes from Shanxi Province. A very useful piece of furniture for a hallway or behind a sofa. These cabinets were used for storage & also as altar cabinets for family ancestor worship. Black lacquer was commonly used in Shanxi province and to this day it is a prominent coal mining province. The coal was mixed with lacquer to produce this deep black lacquer.