Ming Bookshelf, Black Lacquer colour-red Although a very contemporary style

Although a very contemporary style it still has some classic oriental features

with a dragon inside a 'ruyi' (a symbol of prosperity) above

Made from solid wood

Low level tables and other furniture were used throughout northern China

Ming Bookshelf, Black Lacquer colour-red Although a very contemporary styleMade from solid elm, our black lacquer bookshelf is designed so the middle shelf houses two shallow drawers with brass handles for extra storage. Bookshelves were used by the ancient 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