Shanxi Butterfly Cabinet, Black Lacquer Dining Chair The cabinets include a wooden

The cabinets include a wooden hanging rail inside as well as three removable shelves

It is also a nice height for use as a stand for a TV or stereo equipment

It has the same tapered frames and extended lid as other cabinets in the range

this beautifully simple black lacquer low table is designed on the 'lute tables' used by the Chinese when seated on the floor to play musical instruments

giving a very pure

Shanxi Butterfly Cabinet, Black Lacquer Dining Chair The cabinets include a woodenThese stunning painted cabinets are based on the wonderful pieces produced for centuries in Shanxi province in central China, like our black lacquer model seen above. They are decorated with gold leaf and painted by hand, so each one is individual. For the Chinese the butterfly is a symbol of beauty and especially of marital happiness often seen painted on armoires and trunks from Shanxi that were to be given as part of a bride's dowry. In a modern