Elm Chinese Sideboard From Peking - 19th Century slipper Unframed Japanese Woodblock Print Ca

Unframed Japanese Woodblock Print Ca 1848 - 1920 Kunisada III

It is part cabinet and part medicine chest - the drawers have smaller partitions inside

The cabinet is finished in a vibrant red lacquer created from the sap of the Rhus verniciflua tree

Mewari School Elephant sketch 75 - 100 yrs old

Elm Chinese Sideboard From Peking - 19th Century slipper Unframed Japanese Woodblock Print CaThis sideboard, originating during the Ming dynasty, comes from the Chinese capital of Peking (Beijing). The design was also popular in surrounding areas of North China. Its simple design features circular brass fittings and traditional Chinese carving on both sides, including stylised bats a symbol of good luck in China. Sideboards of this shape were used as storage and as altar cabinets for burning incense, family ancestor worship with an ancestor