|
Home : Chinese Furniture : Chests & Trunks
Chests, or trunks fulfill much the same storage function as cabinets in a Chinese household, and like cabinets, they come in a huge variety of sizes, some as big as a Queen size bed used primarily for seasonal clothings and beddings, others as small as a cardbox held items from hair ornaments to documents. According to the Chinese Ming dynasty dictionary, "All furniture with a bottom an lid that can be used for storage is called a chest"
Most popular chests are leather trunks. Trunks can be made out of wood with a painted exterior or out of leather - pigskin, actually stretched over a thin wooden frame. Some finished with a clear coat of lacquer, which protects the leather and enhances the patina. Another example is the Chinese medicine chest which with many drawers used for herbs and prepared chinese medicines.
|
|
| Result pages: |
1 |
2 |
3 |
 |
|
|
| Result pages: |
1 |
2 |
3 |
 |
|
|