Chinese Ming Wardrobe, Black Lacquer Blanket Trunk The drawers are each handcrafted

The drawers are each handcrafted using traditional dovetail joints and each one has an aged brass drop handle

and depicts plum blossom a symbol of courage and endurance

The carvings show scrolling 'chi' dragons - a common motif on furniture of the Qing dynasty

giving a very pure

Traditionally filled with silks

Chinese Ming Wardrobe, Black Lacquer Blanket Trunk The drawers are each handcraftedOur black lacquer wardrobe is a reproduction of the 'square cornered', thick framed cabinets that were commonly made in Beijing and other parts of northern China. The difference in our version is the addition of a wooden hanging rail on the inside something unfamiliar to Ming and Qing Dynasty Chinese who would always fold their clothes for storage inside cabinets and chests. The brass circular hardware on the doors adds simple decoration to the