Three Drawer Kang Table, Warm Elm w145 particularly in the colder northern

particularly in the colder northern provinces

and they make wonderful and unusual decorative items

protruding armrests that are distinctive of this style

Three removable shelves are included inside

this cabinet is a reproduction of pieces typically produced in Shanxi province in central China for hundreds of years and includes shaped brass hardware on the doors

Three Drawer Kang Table, Warm Elm w145 particularly in the colder northernThe Chinese did not use coffee tables in the sense that we know them but in colder parts of the country they would use low level tables placed on top of the heated 'kang' living area to serve refreshments or as a work surface. Many of these tables were very plain in style, but others included drawers to provide easy storage for everyday items. This particular warm elm table is larger than the original kang tables to make it more practical as a