Chinese Cabinet with 2 Doors & Bamboo Motif

Red cabinet with painted bamboo and rocks that wander across both doors.

This cabinet with 2 doors & bamboo motif is from Shanxi Province, China, and dates to the 19th century. It is lacquered & painted elm wood. Collectors generally weigh aesthetics, age, condition, design, origin and provenance when judging antique furniture, though the article argues that scarcity ends up with the greatest influence on value. Tall red lacquered cabinet on straight legs. Black-brush bamboo stems and leaves and a rocky outcrop are painted across the doors, centered on a round brass lock plate. The paint is worn and scuffed at the edges. It is 40 inches long, 20 deep and 57.5 high.

A small ink painting, wearing a large red coat.