Lattice Door Storage Cabinet bronzes a wood which is easy

a wood which is easy to carve

square wall panel is referred to by the Chinese as 'cracked ice' and is made up of individual mortised pieces of wood

Portraits were usually near life size and painted from a front perspective

These fierce looking creatures are Chinese temple lions

This old storage chest is from the northeast Chinese province of Shandong

Lattice Door Storage Cabinet bronzes a wood which is easyDongbei, circa 1900 This unusual, pale wood cabinet is from China's northeast region of Dongbei. It is made from poplar, stripped back to the natural wood colour, and the circular hardware on the doors is original. Cabinets like this were used in the kitchen or dining area of a Chinese home to store and dry noodles and other foodstuffs. Cooking utensils or bowls would have been stored inside the bottom section and the three shallow drawers. The