Ming Chest of Drawers, Warm Elm ceramics-and-stoneware all contrasting against the reddish

all contrasting against the reddish brown lacquer

Chinese herbalists used chests containing dozens of small drawers to hold their medicines for hundreds of years

These lovely wall mirrors

reds and blues

making it more hard wearing for everyday use

Ming Chest of Drawers, Warm Elm ceramics-and-stoneware all contrasting against the reddishOur warm elm chest of drawers features the usual frame and panel construction with a simple apron below the lower frame and round brass handles that mirror the hardware on our classical Chinese cabinets and chests. The Chinese did not use chests of drawers until recent times as they instead stored clothes in cabinets or trunks. This chest is therefore not strictly a reproduction but instead our own modern interpretation, still with a strong oriental