Chinese Altar Cabinet, Warm Elm w195 bevelled frames in poplar wood

bevelled frames in poplar wood

finished in a sleek black lacquer

It is often seen on the paintings used to decorate antique cabinets and chests dating back hundreds of years - particularly on the painted furniture of Shanxi province

Great for holding clothes in a bedroom or in a corner of a reception room

Chinese Altar Cabinet, Warm Elm w195 bevelled frames in poplar woodFinished in our warm elm, cabinets in this style were used from early in Chinese history to hold incense and other offerings to ancestors. The religious function is indicated by the raised, wing like carvings at each end of the extended cabinet top. In most Chinese homes the altar to ancestors would double as a more general purpose storage cabinet and our version has two central doors as well as two smaller doors either side. There is a removable