Ming Bookshelf, Warm Elm Bookshelf Our black lacquer chair has

Our black lacquer chair has a rattan covered seat and curved backrest for comfort

while the large brass circular hardware adds some classic

Originally used at court and by high ranking officials

each one being ideal to hold CDs and DVDs

thick framed cabinets that were commonly made in Beijing and other parts of northern China

Ming Bookshelf, Warm Elm Bookshelf Our black lacquer chair hasBookshelves like our warm elm version were used by the Chinese scholarly classes, but unlike in the west, they preferred to stack books on the shelves rather than have them stood upright. Shelves therefore tended to be deeper than their western equivalent. This reproduction version is therefore a little narrower than the originals but is otherwise in keeping with the simple style of Ming furniture. Made from solid elm, the middle shelf has two shallow