Grey Lacquer Tall Tapered Cabinet w120 The portraits were painted from

The portraits were painted from front on and were usually close to life size

Kazakhstan and other Central Asian countries

The Buddha is shown here with elongated ear lobes to represent enlightenment

now faded but still providing a lovely contrast to the black lacquer

the table is in elm wood

Grey Lacquer Tall Tapered Cabinet w120 The portraits were painted fromShandong, circa 1920 This tall, elegant cabinet would once have been used for storing clothes, fabrics and other possessions in a Chinese home. It has been restored and given a new lease of life with a shiny grey green distressed lacquer that has been applied so as to still reveal the beautiful grain of the wood. The tapered profile, narrowing from the floor to the top and with doors that fit directly into the upper and lower frames on wooden dowels,