Carved Panel, Black Lacquer d90 cube shaped Chinese blanket chest

cube shaped Chinese blanket chest

Note that as each table is individually made

It features the same simple style

Made from solid elm with dovetailed drawers and brass ring pull handles

The elegant 'horse hoof' feet and S-shape supporting braces (known in Chinese as 'bawangcheng') are typical features of furniture from China's Ming dynasty but the table's timeless style makes it the perfect stage for vases

Carved Panel, Black Lacquer d90 cube shaped Chinese blanket chestReferred to by the Chinese as 'cracked ice', the design of this black lacquer square wall panel is made up of randomly placed individual mortised pieces of wood. This part of the panel, as well as the outer frame, is made of fir wood, while the central, circular piece is in camphor a hard wood that is ideal for carving. The carvings show scenes from nature such as birds or fish (the designs vary). The panels are reproductions of similar original