Painted Opera Chest From Shanxi - 19thC Tansu This chair unusually has metal

This chair unusually has metal lizards inset into it and is carved from a single piece of wood with a beautiful patina

Suitable for indoor & outdoor use

The back horizontal stretcher has been replaced some time in its life however it now has a rich patina

Whether displayed in a hallway

Painted Opera Chest From Shanxi - 19thC Tansu This chair unusually has metalThis vintage painted Chinese elm trunk is known as an Opera Chest and originates from Shanxi Province and dates from the late 19th century. Whilst most chests of this style are decorated with operatic scenes, this one is instead decorated with floral and bird scenes, framed by windowed scenes of elders in traditional Chinese clothing. Chests of this style are constructed from paulownia wood (tong mu ) Paulownia trees were often planted at the birth of