Carved Chinese Storage Cabinet from Shanxi - 19thC Style - Fengweizun 'Phoenix Tail' Vases rich in character and history

rich in character and history

family jewellery and the yak butter that is used in votive lamps

The inscription on the print states: 'Hashidate

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

Carved Chinese Storage Cabinet from Shanxi - 19thC Style - Fengweizun 'Phoenix Tail' Vases rich in character and historyThis provincial country cabinet is from Shanxi province in Northern China. It has retained hints of its original painted finish and original iron hardware. Cabinets like these were probably custom made for a farming family and would have been painted black. At some point in its life, it was stripped back from its original finish. It dates from the 19th century, is over 150 years old, and was constructed from elm and walnut wood. The carvings are in