Red Lacquer Wedding Cabinet From Shanxi - Early 19thC Opera Chests 85 x 48 x 115

85 x 48 x 115 (wxdxh cms)

Made from solid teak

Like many things in India these knife sheaths were made for a practical purpose - for cutting grass in the Terai - beautifully carved from teak by Nepalese craft-men in the Terai - 19thC - Seldom used in these times of modern tools

Made in the 19th century in the classic Chinese Ming dynasty style (1368 - 1644)

"Kanagawa: View of the Embankment" by Ando Hiroshige from the series "Fifty Three Station of the Tokaido"

Red Lacquer Wedding Cabinet From Shanxi - Early 19thC Opera Chests 85 x 48 x 115This exceptionally good quality antique Chinese red lacquer wedding cabinet is from Shanxi province, dating to the early 19th century Qing dynasty (1644 1911). The tone is the perfect 'Peking red'. The red lacquer work on this cabinet is original and features gilt scenes of a rural Chinese town. These scenes are framed by a repeating butterfly motif. It's less common to find butterflies on older cabinets. Lacquer cabinets were often given as wedding