Yoke-Back Side Chair, Black Lacquer Mirror Two upper drawers provide extra

Two upper drawers provide extra storage space and the cabinet has a single removable shelf inside

The drawers are all made using traditional dovetail joints and each one has a simple

The Chinese did not use chests of drawers until recent times as they instead stored clothes in cabinets or trunks

which are beautifully decorated with a carved floral pattern and set with the original metal studs

Yoke-Back Side Chair, Black Lacquer Mirror Two upper drawers provide extraThe seat of our black lacquer chair has a smoothed rattan inlay and works perfectly as a dining chair, with a desk or as occasional seating. Antique chairs were often decorated with carvings of good luck symbols or animals, and the 'S' shaped curved back splat on ours shows a dragon in carved relief. The name 'Yoke Back' chair comes from the curved top rail seen on this timeless Chinese design. The style first appeared in China hundreds of years ago