Red Lacquer Wedding Cabinet From Shanxi -19thC Material Cardboard This Japanese cha dansu tea

This Japanese cha dansu tea chest dates from the end of the Meiji Period (1868-1912)

This beautiful Chinese porcelain rice jar is hand made and hand painted in small workshops in Jingdezhen which is still the centre for the best quality porcelain

5 x 35 x 1 cm ( w x d x h)

Made in the traditional way with rivets these baths are great as a quirky bin or garden planter or log storage

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Red Lacquer Wedding Cabinet From Shanxi -19thC Material Cardboard This Japanese cha dansu teaThis 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