Ming Dining Table, Black Lacquer gifts-and-ornaments The brass fastening clasp is

The brass fastening clasp is a recent addition

The two doors set centrally in this handsome warm elm sideboard are a feature of furniture from Qinghai province in western China and give it a simple

hand cut dovetail joints

Once used at a Chinese market for scooping grain or rice

This is a popular scene in Buddhist art

Ming Dining Table, Black Lacquer gifts-and-ornaments The brass fastening clasp isWith some features that are typical of Chinese Ming furniture, our black lacquer table has the usual 'horse hoof' feet and large 'S' shaped supports fitted into the underside of the table top to add stability to the legs. These are known in Chinese as 'bawangcheng' (literally 'giants arm braces'). This chunky, solid wood dining table is simple in style and comfortably seats six people use it together with our yoke back side chairs to make a stunning