Small Butterfly Cabinet, Red Lacquer antique-table The doors are set into

The doors are set into the frames on wooden dowels

Also available in black lacquer or cream lacquer

Low level tables and other furniture were used throughout northern China

this beautiful chest is based on the old apothecary cabinets used for Chinese medicine

They later became more common but were still reserved for the most important visitors members of a household

Small Butterfly Cabinet, Red Lacquer antique-table The doors are set intoThe colourful butterflies on the doors of our red lacquer cabinet are framed on the outside with flowers in gold, red and green. The butterfly is a symbol of happiness in a marriage for the Chinese and as such is often seen on painted Chinese cabinets and chests that were made to be given as part of a wedding settlement. These pretty little bedside cabinets are decorated with gold leaf and painted by hand. These ones are beautifully made with