Altar Cabinet, Black Lacquer Stool The nine small upper drawers

The nine small upper drawers are perfectly sized to hold CDs and DVDs and there are two larger drawers underneath

In Chinese homes wooden trunks and chests were extremely common and used for all kinds of storage

This makes it ideal for the centre of a living room as a coffee table with plenty of storage space inside

like the cream lacquer model above

It is also a nice height for use as a stand for a TV or stereo equipment

Altar Cabinet, Black Lacquer Stool The nine small upper drawersOur black lacquer altar cabinet tapers upwards to meet the curved apron at either end of the top surface, giving a sense of movement and fluidity. The overall style is very distinctive instantly recognisable as classic Chinese, and the cabinet is ideal as a dining sideboard or in a reception room. Cabinets like this were used from an early age in China's history to hold incense and other offerings to ancestors. Raised wing like carvings at each end of