Qinghai Painted Pine Sideboard Cabinet Finished in warm elm this

Finished in warm elm this panel is designed to represent one of the 'Four Nobles'

this piece is a reproduction of desks that were common in China during the later Qing dynasty

These beautiful little boxes are made from a wood known as 'huang-huali' - a tropical hardwood that is now quite rare and highly prized by the Chinese

They are made from pine and are old but have been restored and repainted with traditional designs

Qinghai Painted Pine Sideboard Cabinet Finished in warm elm thisQinghai, circa 1860 This large, beautifully painted sideboard has three sections, each with a removable shelf. The lovely paintings are of flowers, set within painted frames in red, blue and green. Three shallow drawers have been added at the bottom using the original decorative fixed panels. The doors have also been added more recently by cutting what were once fixed panels, as the cabinet would have been accessed through a removable board in the top