Shanxi Butterfly Screen, Black Lacquer w110 the design here is classically

the design here is classically Chinese

smoothed and sealed to give a hard wearing surface

As one Chinese scholar wrote

The cabinet can also be made to order in black lacquer or cream lacquer

This beautifully proportioned

Shanxi Butterfly Screen, Black Lacquer w110 the design here is classicallyThe screen is decorated on both sides, with a thin border around each panel in gold leaf. Made from solid wood this screen is finished in our black lacquer and decorated by hand with gold leaf and paintings of dancing butterflies. For the Chinese the butterfly is a symbol of joy and marital happiness. It is often seen on the paintings used to decorate antique cabinets and chests dating back hundreds of years particularly on the painted furniture of