Shanxi Butterfly Sideboard, Black Lacquer Bedside This style of chair appeared

This style of chair appeared slightly later in China's history than the 'Yoke-Back' or 'Official's Hat' chair

but with the tapered legs and extended top surface of the rest of our Asian Contemporary furniture

The second panel depicts the four harmonious friends - an elephant

The overall style is very distinctive - instantly recognisable as classic Chinese

the drawers are made using proper dovetail joints

Shanxi Butterfly Sideboard, Black Lacquer Bedside This style of chair appearedStyled on the famous painted furniture of Shanxi province in central China, this beautiful black lacquer sideboard has an outer frame that is painted with flowers in gold, red and green, while the four upper drawers are also decorated with gold leaf. Each of the four doors is decorated in gold leaf and hand painted with butterflies a symbol for both long life and for happiness in a marriage. The inside of the sideboard is one open space, with a