Chinese Shanxi Painted Black Box colour-mid-elm like the cream lacquer model

like the cream lacquer model above

They are based on the low level furniture that would be placed on the 'kang' - a raised

this model comes in our light finish

It has a pull out shelf for a computer keyboard

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

Chinese Shanxi Painted Black Box colour-mid-elm like the cream lacquer modelShanxi, 1900 These lovely little decorative boxes are from Shanxi in central China, still with their original black lacquer finish and paintings. Each one is individual in terms of the size and decoration, but the paintings on the lids and fronts are of peony flowers a symbol of high rank and status in China. The price shown is for one box only.