Book Cabinet, Warm Elm w90 The cabinets are made in

The cabinets are made in solid poplar wood

as well as the 'S' shaped backrest with a symbol in carved relief - a bat for good luck or a butterfly for happiness

were used throughout the colder Northern and Western Chinese provinces where they would be placed on the heated 'kang' - the raised platform which formed the main living space in a Chinese home

Our black lacquer model is an updated version with a larger open section with three shelves and two smaller doors at the bottom

whilst the 'square cornered' style

Book Cabinet, Warm Elm w90 The cabinets are made inThis particular model is finished in our warm elm colour. The Chinese refer to cabinets like this, with open shelves above a closed section, as display cabinets. During the Ming and Qing dynasties it was more common for there to be a single open shelf, often with a carved frame around it, with a large cabinet section below. Ours is an updated version with a larger open section with three shelves and two smaller doors at the bottom, making it ideal as