Chinese Classical Furniture

Chinese Classical Furniture

Classical Chinese furniture has a timeless appeal that never goes out of style. Our signature range of traditional Chinese furniture is handcrafted from reclaimed elm or poplar wood, and includes reproductions from China's golden age as well as more contemporary designs inspired by the same period. The range includes oriental cabinets, beautifully crafted chairs, Chinese blanket chests and much more.

Kang Style Coffee Table, Warm Elm
£995.00

Kang Style Coffee Table, Warm Elm

CT04N

Low level tables and other furniture were used throughout northern China, where they would be placed on the 'kang' - a heated platform of brick or ...

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£995.00
Kang Style Coffee Table, Black Lacquer
£995.00

Chinese Kang Style Coffee Table, Black Lacquer

CT04D

Our black lacquer table is an updated version in the same style as the original kang tables, but made slightly larger to be more practical as a mod...

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£995.00
Apothecary's Chest, Warm Elm
£745.00

Apothecary's Chest, Warm Elm

TK05N

This little warm elm multi-drawer chest provides a beautiful way to store a CD or DVD collection. Each of its eight drawers can hold up 25 CDs and ...

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£745.00
Apothecary's Chest, Black Lacquer
£745.00

Apothecary's Chest, Black Lacquer

TK05D

Our black lacquer chest is the perfect height for use as a stand for a TV or stereo equipment. This little multi-drawer chest provides a beautiful ...

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£745.00
Apothecary's Chest, Light Elm
£745.00

Apothecary's Chest, Light Elm

TK05M

Made from reclaimed elm wood, this model comes in our light finish, each of the drawers feature proper dovetail joints and brass ring pull handles....

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£745.00
Low Kang Chest, Warm Elm
£995.00

Low Kang Chest, Warm Elm

TK14N

Low tables and cabinets were in use from early on in China's history, particularly in the colder northern provinces, where low furniture would be p...

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£995.00
Low Kang Chest, Black Lacquer
£995.00

Low Kang Chest, Black Lacquer

TK14D

This black lacquer low TV unit is one of our own more modern designs, but with Chinese style that harks back to those early pieces. Low cabinets an...

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£995.00
Low Kang Chest, Light Elm
£995.00

Low Chinese Kang Chest, Light Elm

TK14M

Ideal as a TV stand, our light elm low Kang chest has an open shelf for a DVD player or digital box (including a hole at the back for feeding wires...

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£995.00
Three Drawer Kang Table, Warm Elm
£1,295.00

Three Drawer Kang Table, Warm Elm

CT13N

The Chinese did not use coffee tables in the sense that we know them but in colder parts of the country they would use low level tables placed on t...

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£1,295.00
Three Drawer Kang Table, Black Lacquer
£1,295.00

Three Drawer Kang Table, Black Lacquer

CT13D

This particular black lacquer table is larger than the original kang tables to make it more practical as a contemporary coffee table, but the simpl...

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£1,295.00
Square Stool, Warm Elm
£445.00

Square Stool, Warm Elm

CT23N

Our warm elm version is a faithful reproduction of the classic design, and has a rattan top set within the seat. It works well for occasional seati...

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£445.00
Square Stool, Black Lacquer
£445.00

Square Stool, Black Lacquer

CT23D

Unlike in other Asian countries, where people continued to sit on the floor centuries later, the Chinese quickly developed higher level seating and...

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£445.00
Square Stool, Light Elm
£445.00

Square Stool, Light Elm

CT23M

Stools and higher level seating were in use throughout China from as early as the Tang dynasty over a thousand years ago, unlike in other Asian cou...

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£445.00
Blanket Trunk, Black Lacquer Save 30%
£625.00
£435.00

Blanket Trunk, Black Lacquer - Clearance Item

TK01DXX

Our wooden blanket trunks are great for storing everything from bedding and clothes to toys and games. This black lacquer version is extremely popu...

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£625.00
£435.00
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Blanket Trunk, Red Lacquer Save 40%
£625.00
£375.00

Blanket Trunk, Red Lacquer - Clearance

TK01RXX

This version of our blanket trunk is finished in a lovely deep red lacquer a colour favoured by the Chinese. The inside is finished in a dark wood ...

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£625.00
£375.00
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Square Stool, Warm Elm Save 35%
£445.00
£290.00

Square Stool, Warm Elm - Clearance Item

CT23NXX

Our warm elm version is a faithful reproduction of the classic design, and has a rattan top set within the seat. It works well for occasional seati...

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£445.00
£290.00
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Square Stool, Black Lacquer, Clearance Item Save 30%
£445.00
£310.00

Square Stool, Black Lacquer - Clearance Item

CT23DXX

Unlike in other Asian countries, where people continued to sit on the floor centuries later, the Chinese quickly developed higher level seating and...

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£445.00
£310.00
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The history of Chinese Classical Furniture

Classical Chinese furniture refers to a style and an aesthetic taste, of restraint, balance and grandeur, rather than to a particular period. Plain hardwoods, like the reclaimed woods we use for these reproductions, were always accorded high esteem by Chinese craftsmen from the Qing dynasties onwards. Trade had recently opened, and tropical hardwoods from South-East Asia were beginning to be imported. It was these strong hardwoods which allowed the craftsmen to create austere, slender legged chairs and tables which showed off the beauty of the precious wood, alongside the lacquered furniture which was equally prized. Here at Shimu, we’re very happy to be continuing the tradition of Chinese classical furniture, and to be bringing you these beautiful pieces of furniture to show off in your home.

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