Ming Bookshelf, Black Lacquer colour-red are sized to sit perfectly

are sized to sit perfectly next to a bed or a sofa

Made from solid wood

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

or even as a sock drawer in the bedroom

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

Ming Bookshelf, Black Lacquer colour-red are sized to sit perfectlyMade 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