Black Lacquer Kang Table From Shanxi - 19th Century Material - Camphor Wood Officials Hat Chair Armchairs -

Officials Hat Chair Armchairs - Elm Circa 1820 - with very nice original patina

This very decorative dragon chest is one of the best we've found and part of a collection recently acquired by Indigo Antiques

Rather than using conventional hinged doors

the interior is all original and you can see where the shelves have been moved during its long life

Black Lacquer Kang Table From Shanxi - 19th Century Material - Camphor Wood Officials Hat Chair Armchairs -This finely carved kang table originates from Shanxi province in Northern China and dates from the mid 19th century. Built from northern elm (yumu ) and finished in black lacquer, it would have been placed on or beside the kang, the raised brick platform that formed the centre of domestic life in northern homes. Families used low tables like this for tea, reading, writing and displaying valued objects. The substantial form and detailed carving relate