'Hundred Eye' Chest, Black Lacquer w195 This stunning light elm piece

This stunning light elm piece is a reproduction of desks that were common in China during the later Qing dynasty

The cabinets were usually in either red or black lacquer and

each with a removable shelf inside

Select interior scenes were created using AI-generated renderings to illustrate how this cabinet may appear in a styled setting

Most popular was camphor wood as it acts as a natural insect repellent but elm was also favoured

'Hundred Eye' Chest, Black Lacquer w195 This stunning light elm pieceThis modern day black lacquer version has larger drawers for more practical use, each one being ideal to hold CDs and DVDs. Multi drawer medicine chests for holding herbs and other remedies, were used throughout China by apothecaries and pharmacists. The larger ones were referred to as hundred eye chests (or 'bei yau chu' in Chinese) due to the multitude of drawers. The sixteen drawers can hold approximately 400 CDs or use in a bedroom for socks or