Chinese Buddhist Temple Cabinet with 3 Drawers & 2 Doors

Big and black, with a neat set of drawers over double doors.

This Buddhist temple cabinet with 3 drawers & 2 doors is from Shanxi Province, China, and dates to the 19th century. It is carved & lacquered elm wood. Many Chinese antiques are now returning to China through auction houses and foreign dealers, as Chinese buyers actively purchase older pieces back, which the article describes as reclaiming their heritage. Tall cabinet in worn dark lacquer. Three drawers with brass hardware sit at the top above a band of small panels, and two framed doors with recessed fields meet at center. Feet are carved with curled scroll shapes. It is 62 inches long, 22.5 deep and 90 high.

Stately, scuffed, and very much at home.