Shanxi Butterfly Cabinet, Red Lacquer antique-lacquer This cute little side cabinet

This cute little side cabinet has a useful drawer above the two doors

Note that each piece is individually decorated by hand and so designs can vary slightly from the examples shown

the central panels were once in vivid colours but are now faded to beautiful

As was the practice throughout China where clothes were folded inside cabinets rather than hung on rails

Made in the same style as the rustic elm version but from solid poplar and with a rich chocolate brown finish

Shanxi Butterfly Cabinet, Red Lacquer antique-lacquer This cute little side cabinetFinished here in a rich red lacquer, these stunning painted cabinets are decorated with gold and painted by hand, so each one is individual. They are based on the wonderful pieces produced for centuries in Shanxi province in central China. For the Chinese the butterfly is a symbol of beauty and especially of marital happiness often seen painted on armoires and trunks from Shanxi that were to be given as part of a bride's dowry. In a modern home our