Red and Black Gansu Storage Cabinet antique-lacquer northern China

northern China

ideal as a console or side table

A single shallow drawer provides handy storage space and the bottom shelf is useful for magazines or ornaments

Please note that the actual item may differ slightly from the example shown as each one is unique

Red and Black Gansu Storage Cabinet antique-lacquer northern ChinaGansu, circa 1900 The contrasting red panels and black lacquer frame are typical colours for storage cabinets like this one, produced from pine in the northern Chinese provinces of Gansu and Inner Mongolia and made for holding grain. The cabinets would be solidly constructed, usually from pine and with thick, chunky frames and would be accessed through removable half boards in the top. As in this case, the cabinets are almost always modified when