Chinese 2 Sided Bookcase

A big open bookcase in smoky brown, with plenty of room to spare.

This 2 sided bookcase is from Shanxi Province, China, and dates to the 19th century. It is elm wood. As original period furniture became harder to find, restoration artists began salvaging fragments from incomplete pieces to make complete ones, and eventually full reproductions began to surface. Wide cabinet with no doors, divided into twelve open cubbies by vertical boards and three shelves. The interior is dark and streaked with worn lacquer. Short legs rise gently from a molded plinth, with chipped edges. It is 76 inches long, 20.5 deep and 67 high.

Waiting for books, scrolls or a hundred small ideas.