Black Lacquer Painted Low Cabinet On Stand From Shanxi - Early 20thC Bandhani Silk Scarves 86 x 8 x 146

86 x 8 x 146 (wxdxh cms)

bindi powder

This style is most often from Rajasthan in Northern India and is constructed from roheda wood and iron

built for practicality and durability

This red lacquer Chinese cabinet has been gilded and painted

Black Lacquer Painted Low Cabinet On Stand From Shanxi - Early 20thC Bandhani Silk Scarves 86 x 8 x 146This low black lacquer side cabinet was once part of a rare Chinese stacking cabinet. These stacking cabinets comprised of four chests stacked atop each other. It has its original rounded brass hardware which dates this piece to the early 20th century, around 1930. The vivid colours of painting reflected a time when a wider variety of paints were beginning to appear on the market making for more vivid scenes. The scene shown here of warriors on