Our Shanxi furniture range is exclusive to Shimu and comprises beautiful cabinets that are finished in either a red, cream or black lacquer and decorated with gold leaf. Each piece is individually painted by hand in classic designs from Shanxi province - a region famous in China for the quality and beauty of its furniture.
Furniture from the Shanxi region has been celebrated for centuries, with its painstaking and time-consuming lacquering techniques such as the 'push-light lacquer', producing a superior smooth glossy finish and the bright colours that are often found on Shanxi furniture.
Gold Decorated Wedding Cabinet, Red Lacquer
Wedding cabinets like this one were traditionally given as part of a Chinese bride's dowry, along with the clothes, silks and fabrics that were sto...
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Shanxi Painted Cabinet, Red Lacquer
These cabinets are decorated by hand with gold leaf before being painted so each one is in some way unique. Cabinets like our red version seen here...
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Shanxi Butterfly Cabinet, Red Lacquer
Finished here in a rich red lacquer, these stunning painted cabinets are decorated with gold and painted by hand, so each one is individual. They a...
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Chinese Shanxi Curio Cabinet, Red Lacquer
Hand decorated our red lacquer oriental cabinets, are individually painted. Designs in gold on the doors and bottom frame show vases, bronzes and ...
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Small Butterfly Cabinet, Red Lacquer
The colourful butterflies on the doors of our red lacquer cabinet are framed on the outside with flowers in gold, red and green. The butterfly is a...
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Shanxi Butterfly Sideboard, Red Lacquer
This beautiful red lacquer sideboard is based on the famous painted furniture of Shanxi province in central China. Each of the four doors is decora...
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Shanxi Painted Mirror, Red Lacquer
This beautiful mirror, seen here in our rich red lacquer, is decorated to match the frames of our Shanxi cabinets and sideboards. The frames are in...
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Shanxi Painted Dressing Mirror, Red Lacquer
The frame of this model is decorated in gold leaf and paintings of flowers, which contrast well with the red lacquer background. Our solid, full le...
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Shanxi Butterfly Screen, Red Lacquer
This solid wood screen, seen here in our red lacquer, are decorated by hand with gold leaf and paintings of dancing butterflies. For the Chinese th...
View full detailsWhilst we've faithfully reproduced the style and look of Shanxi furniture in this beautiful modern range, much of the antique Chinese furniture seen today was originally made in Shanxi. Furniture from the Shanxi region has a reputation for being very well made, which could be why so many have survived the centuries and remained available to admire in such great condition. It isn’t just the original pieces that have lasted well though; the simple, clean lines and fine craftmanship of the red and black lacquered and decorated cabinets are timeless, and the appeal of the Shanxi style of furniture has endured to modern times.
