Chinese Wedding Cabinet, Black Lacquer w195 The curved backrest features wonderful

The curved backrest features wonderful open carvings of a 'kylin' (a Chinese unicorn) on the main panel

this iconic Chinese display shelf comes in two parts that easily fit together with mortice and tenon joints

This was normally made either from three or five pieces of wood

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Chinese Wedding Cabinet, Black Lacquer w195 The curved backrest features wonderfulOur reproduction wedding cabinet looks exceptionally striking in the black lacquer. According to Chinese tradition cabinets like these would at one time have been presented as part of a bride's wedding dowry, the contents of the cabinet would have included such items as fabrics, clothes and silks. The term 'Wedding Cabinet' is a more recent westernised description. In ancient China they would normally be made in either red or black lacquer and, as in