Low Chinese Kang Chest, Light Elm Sideboard our blanket trunks are based

our blanket trunks are based on the traditional trunks of ancient China

The four full width drawers in our black lacquer oriental chest are mounted on wooden runners to give an easy action when they are opened and closed

Rather than using a more modern hinged lid

and this motif is repeated on the side spandrels in relief and open carving

ornate carvings are distinctive of furniture produced in the Shaanxi region and depict various flowers

Low Chinese Kang Chest, Light Elm Sideboard our blanket trunks are basedIdeal as a TV stand, our light elm low Kang chest has an open shelf for a DVD player or digital box (including a hole at the back for feeding wires through) and a drawer below. Either side of these are smaller drawers perfectly sized to hold CDs and DVDs. Low tables and cabinets were in use from early on in China's history, particularly in the colder northern provinces, where low furniture would be placed on the 'kang' heated platform that formed the