Description
Antique wooden chest of drawers restored by hand (c.1860).
This decorative piece of furniture recovered with a blue and red lacquer is estimated to be 160 years old.
Like many of our unique pieces, this wooden blue and red dresser was recovered from an old house in Shanxi Province, China. Each century-old piece of furniture carries stories of past lives embedded in it. Stories lost in memory but which continue to reverberate in its centuries-old wood. Stories that are felt when serenely contemplating this piece. Our antique dressers have seen several generations go by and have been recovered for you, so that you can enjoy them at home. Immune to the passage of time, these pieces of furniture are timeless, they emanate a force from the past while being present here today: furniture from yesterday, for today and tomorrow.
It is made up of two doors that open with an oriental-style metal latch. The illustrations of a representation of the daily life of a group of officials and merchants playing the traditional Chinese game called weiqi, currently known as “Go”, stand out.
We suggest you decorate your hall with this antique wooden chest of drawers in conjunction with one of our antique trunks available on our website.
- Ref.: AM01063
- Dimensions: 138cm x 42cm x 87cm (Width x Depth x Height)
- Age: 160 years
- Material: Solid pine wood
- Origin: China, Shanxi
– HISTORICAL CURIOSITY-
GO is the current name of the traditional Chinese game called weiqi in Chinese. It was supposedly invented in China around 2,500 years ago and is believed to be the oldest game ever to have been played continuously throughout history. It is basically a two player strategy game where the main objective is to control more territory than your rival. It has been played extensively in Asia and has modulated the minds of thousands of Asian citizens.
During the Vietnam War, it is said that the communist generals based their strategy on the control of territory as they had learned playing GO. However, US military strategists based their strategy on a checkmate typical of the game of chess…historical curiosities of how our way of playing modulates our minds.
Its colors will not fail to fill your home, providing warmth and joy. It can be used as a bedroom dresser or as a hall dresser to give a “Welcome home” to your guests. Do not miss the opportunity to acquire this unique piece …
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