Red Lacquer Wedding Cabinet From Shanxi -19thC Wucai Porcelain The carving is of excellent

The carving is of excellent quality and similar examples can be found in museums

160 x 40 x 86 (wxdxh cms)

This door panel features a family of Tigers on a red background

it incorporates beautifully aged timber and hand-carved panels

Red Lacquer Wedding Cabinet From Shanxi -19thC Wucai Porcelain The carving is of excellentThis red lacquer wedding cabinet is decorated with gilt maki e work. Chinese Red lacquer cabinets like these are nearly exclusively from Shanxi province in Northern China. They were made for scholars and wealthy homeowners. They would have stored bedding, clothes scholarly objects and valuables. These cabinets are commonly known as Wedding Cabinets in the West, a term coined by Western antique dealers. The purported origin of these cabinets is the