Altar Cabinet, Black Lacquer Stool Using proper dovetail joints this

Using proper dovetail joints this chest is strong enough to sit on

doing away with the need for metal hinges and giving a very clean

This makes it ideal for the centre of a living room as a coffee table with plenty of storage space inside

complemented by the brass hardware

In Chinese homes wooden trunks and chests were extremely common and used for all kinds of storage

Altar Cabinet, Black Lacquer Stool Using proper dovetail joints thisOur black lacquer altar cabinet tapers upwards to meet the curved apron at either end of the top surface, giving a sense of movement and fluidity. The overall style is very distinctive instantly recognisable as classic Chinese, and the cabinet is ideal as a dining sideboard or in a reception room. Cabinets like this were used from an early age in China's history to hold incense and other offerings to ancestors. Raised wing like carvings at each end of