Antique Black Lacquer Wedding Cabinet From Shanxi - 19thC Period - 18th Century 130 x 48 x 43

130 x 48 x 43 (wxdxh cms)

The figure is sculpted from this wax mixture

It is part cabinet and part medicine chest - the drawers have smaller partitions inside

120 x 45 x 220 (wxdxh cms)

This fabulous carved antique teak window shutter is from Madhya Pradesh

Antique Black Lacquer Wedding Cabinet From Shanxi - 19thC Period - 18th Century 130 x 48 x 43One of a pair of 200 year old black lacquer wedding cabinets from Shanxi province. The other cabinet can be found HERE. Both cabinets are painted with lucky symbols such as vases and flowers. Lacquer cabinets were often given as wedding gifts, usually in pairs. Black lacquer is the rarest with red being more common. Other colours such as green, blue, yellow and pink were not used and are only found in modern reproductions. The lacquer is a resin made