Lattice Door Storage Cabinet bronzes including the waisted top

including the waisted top

Portraits were usually near life size and painted from a front perspective

square wall panel is referred to by the Chinese as 'cracked ice' and is made up of individual mortised pieces of wood

giving a very pure

These fierce looking creatures are Chinese temple lions

Lattice Door Storage Cabinet bronzes including the waisted topDongbei, circa 1900 This unusual, pale wood cabinet is from China's northeast region of Dongbei. It is made from poplar, stripped back to the natural wood colour, and the circular hardware on the doors is original. Cabinets like this were used in the kitchen or dining area of a Chinese home to store and dry noodles and other foodstuffs. Cooking utensils or bowls would have been stored inside the bottom section and the three shallow drawers. The