Yoke-Back Armchair, Black Lacquer
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Made from solid elm wood with a rattan seat our black lacquer armchairs would look great individually in a bedroom or living room as a statement pi...
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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.
Yoke-Back Armchair, Black Lacquer
Made from solid elm wood with a rattan seat our black lacquer armchairs would look great individually in a bedroom or living room as a statement pi...
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Great individually in a bedroom or living room as a statement piece, or use them at the head of our dining tables. This light elm model is made fro...
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This square shaped warm elm coffee table is based on original Chinese daybeds, but reduced in size to be more practical in a contemporary setting. ...
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Square Daybed Table, Black Lacquer
Daybeds like our black lacquer model were used in Chinese homes as seating during the day, often being moved around for different uses, and for sle...
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Square Daybed Table, Light Elm
This light elm square coffee table has been reduced in size to be more practical in a contemporary setting although it is based on original Chinese...
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Low Kang Chinese Cabinet, Warm Elm
This long, low cabinet in our warm finish, is ideal for use as a TV stand, with three central drawers and two cupboard sections, each with a remova...
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Low Kang Cabinet, Black Lacquer
Kang cabinets were used to hold all sorts of general household items, as well as valuables often stored in hard to reach or 'secret' sections insid...
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This particular model in light elm is based on the Kang cabinets which were used to hold all sorts of general items or valuables often stored in ha...
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Kang Style Coffee Table, Warm Elm
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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Chinese Kang Style Coffee Table, Black Lacquer
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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Chinese altar tables, like our warm elm version seen here, were actually used not just for holding offerings to ancestors, but also as more general...
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Our black lacquer version is smaller than most original altar tables, making it more practical in a modern western home, but is in a classic design...
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Simple and almost contemporary in looks, this style of table, here in our warm elm finish, actually dates from China's Ming dynasty, although the r...
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Scroll Altar Table, Black Lacquer
Tables like our black lacquer model were used to hold offerings to ancestors but also for more general decorative items. They were usually placed a...
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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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Apothecary's Chest, Black Lacquer
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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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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Ming Chest of Drawers, Warm Elm
Our warm elm chest of drawers features the usual frame and panel construction with a simple apron below the lower frame and round brass handles tha...
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Chinese Ming Chest of Drawers, Black Lacquer
The four full width drawers in our black lacquer oriental chest are mounted on wooden runners to give an easy action when they are opened and close...
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Ming Chest of Drawers, Light Elm
This chest in light elm is a modern interpretation rather than a reproduction, made for practicality but still with a strong oriental style. The Ch...
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Ming Two Drawer Chest, Warm Elm
This little warm elm bedside chest is our own design rather than a reproduction of an old Chinese piece, but the construction and overall look are ...
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Ming Two Drawer Chest, Black Lacquer
The construction and overall look of this black lacquer chest are in keeping with furniture from the Ming dynasty, it is our own design rather than...
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Ming Two Drawer Chest, Light Elm
The two drawers on this light elm chest are dovetail jointed and mounted on wooden runners, with the round backed brass handles adding oriental sty...
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This beautiful warm elm tall chest of drawers offers modern bedroom storage but with a strong oriental style. The chest is in the classic frame and...
View full detailsClassical 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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