Chinese Red Lacquer Wedding Cabinet - 19th Century Sideboards Depicting The Edo theatre

Depicting The Edo theatre

which does not appear in historical records

This is complemented by the intricate hand-made brass fittings

Low table From Mongolia With Original Painting - 19thC - Painted in the traditional way with stone colours

151 x 45 x 89 (wxdxh cms)

Chinese Red Lacquer Wedding Cabinet - 19th Century Sideboards Depicting The Edo theatreLacquer cabinets were often given as wedding gifts usually in pairs, better quality cabinets were made from Elm. Lacquer has a long history in Chinese furniture and has been used for over 2000 years. It's is a resin made from the sap of the Rhus verniciflua tree, red is the most commonly used colour, black is much less common. Chinese wedding cabinets are usually decorated with gold leaf or coloured lacquer, but original pieces were not usually