Ming Sideboard, Warm Elm March_offer or even in a bathroom

or even in a bathroom for toiletries

It includes a metal stay to hold the lid open when required

pure appearance

cube shaped blanket chest could also be used for storing towels in a bathroom or as a bedside table

These are known in Chinese as 'bawangcheng' (literally 'giants arm braces')

Ming Sideboard, Warm Elm March_offer or even in a bathroomThe two doors set centrally in this handsome warm elm sideboard are a feature of furniture from Qinghai province in western China and give it a simple, clean style. The spaces behind the fixed panels either side of the doors are accessible, and the cabinet has a single removable shelf inside. Three drawers at the top provide extra storage and make this piece ideal as a modern day dining room sideboard. Drawers were quite rare in early Chinese cabinets