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Pair of Yellow lacquered Apothecary Medicine Chests
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About the Item
Pair of Chinese apothecary / pharmacy medicine chests. Made of elm wood with ivory lacquer.
Each with 33 drawers (30 small square drawers + 3 larger ).
These were used to store and organise Chinese herbs and the drawers were labeled according to the herbs that were stored inside.
Drawer descriptions hand written in Chinese calligraphy in red lacquer.
Previously in China, the doctor and the pharmacist were one and the same and the medicine chest was used for storage of minerals and herbs that were included in natural medicine.
From Shanxi province, approx. 1900.
- Dimensions:Height: 49.61 in (126 cm)Width: 45.67 in (116 cm)Depth: 22.05 in (56 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 2
- Style:Qing (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:Elm,Lacquered
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:Approx. 1820
- Condition:Refinished. Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Kastrup, DK
- Reference Number:Seller: 10512411stDibs: LU1007433341472
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