Qinghai Display Cabinet with Paintings d60 Finished in warm elm this

Finished in warm elm this panel is designed to represent one of the 'Four Nobles'

The lattice work on the headboard is made using individual pieces of wood that are joined with mortise and tenon

The lovely carved lattice design of the low shelf harks back to earlier door and window panels in Chinese homes and is made in the same way - each individual piece of wood fitting into the next with mortise and tenon joints

The artist's 'chop' is also still visible towards the top left of the cabinet

The contents of the cabinet - fabrics

Qinghai Display Cabinet with Paintings d60 Finished in warm elm thisQinghai, circa 1880 This large, black lacquer cabinet with an upper shelf is from Qinghai and the style and finish is distinctive of the region. In the majority of cases cabinets like this are taken by restoration workshops in China and cut down by removing the upper section to form a more practical style sideboard. This one has been left in its original state, with the upper space, including its carved outer frame, still intact. Originally the