Carved Panel - 'Uprightness', Black Lacquer Wall Art Due to its size and

Due to its size and weight

they preferred to stack books on the shelves rather than have them stood upright

Cabinets like our black lacquer version were sometimes known as 'Scholars' Cabinets' as they were often used to store the books

It comes from Shanxi in central China and dates from the late 19th century

jagged shapes shown here

Carved Panel - 'Uprightness', Black Lacquer Wall Art Due to its size andThe carving in the centre of our black lacquer panel depicts bamboo a symbol of uprightness and is made from camphor, a wood which is easy to carve, this design being a representation of one of the 'Four Nobles', it is surrounded by scrolling dragons and the outer frame is made of fir wood. The panels can be bought individually or as a set of four.