Black Lacquer 7 Drawer Sideboard - 19th Century Style - Temple Jar 5 x H45 cm

5 x H45 cm

The frame is made from the highest quality zelkova (Japanese red elm) wood

This toy may have also been used as a mortar to grind spices for cooking

36 x 15 x 63 (wxdxh cms)

Framed Japanese Tadakiyo Woodblock Print by Torii Kiyotada - Published by Hasegawa Toshimitsu in April 1896 -

Black Lacquer 7 Drawer Sideboard - 19th Century Style - Temple Jar 5 x H45 cmConsole Table with 7 drawers made from Elm Circa 19th Century. It is made in the Ming Style and comes from Shanxi Province. A very useful piece of furniture for a hallway or behind a sofa. These cabinets were used for storage & also as altar cabinets for family ancestor worship. Black lacquer was commonly used in Shanxi province and to this day it is a prominent coal mining province. The coal was mixed with lacquer to produce this deep black lacquer.