Black Lacquer Gold Painted Shanxi Cabinet colour-brass Each one has three removable

Each one has three removable shelves inside

and provides the only decorative element on an otherwise understated design

coal buckets

while pomegranates are a symbol for fertility

Black Lacquer Gold Painted Shanxi Cabinet colour-brass Each one has three removableShanxi, circa 1860 This extraordinary antique cabinet is from Shanxi province in central China, where it would most likely have been produced as part of a dowry for a bride, filled with silks, fabrics and other expensive gifts. The black lacquer finish and detailed paintings, depicting various bronzes, vases and other scholarly symbols along with flowers and various figures, are original, while the door hardware is likely a more recent replacement.