Country Herbalist Chest antique-sideboard Typical of the furniture produced

Typical of the furniture produced by the Chinese in the northern provinces

often gilded and usually painted with landscapes

they were also known in Chinese as 'Grand Tutor Chairs' (taishi yi)

The word suzani comes from the Persian for 'needle' and these have been produced for centuries along the silk roads of Uzbekistan

Country Herbalist Chest antique-sideboard Typical of the furniture producedThis lovely solid wood chest in our beautiful rustic elm finish is based on the drawers used by Chinese herbalists to store the herbs and remedies used in Chinese medicine. The twelve upper drawers in our updated version are larger than those seen on most originals to make them ideal for holding a CD collection, while there are two wider drawers at the bottom. The drawers are all made using traditional dovetail joints and each one has a simple,