Ming Bookshelf, Warm Elm Bookshelf This gives a smoother

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while the single drawer has a circular brass handle

Our black lacquer altar cabinet tapers upwards to meet the curved apron at either end of the top surface

Our black lacquer chair has a rattan covered seat and curved backrest for comfort

Originally used at court and by high ranking officials

Ming Bookshelf, Warm Elm Bookshelf This gives a smootherBookshelves like our warm elm version were used by the Chinese scholarly classes, but unlike in the west, they preferred to stack books on the shelves rather than have them stood upright. Shelves therefore tended to be deeper than their western equivalent. This reproduction version is therefore a little narrower than the originals but is otherwise in keeping with the simple style of Ming furniture. Made from solid elm, the middle shelf has two shallow