Wooden Carved Jewellery Box w180 horizontal piece once formed part

horizontal piece once formed part of an ornate internal room divider in Jiangsu province in eastern China and is made of elm wood

The drawers at the top and bottom would have been painted to pick out the deep relief carvings

who are will known for they highly decorative costumes and silver jewellery

They were often stacked in twos or threes in bedrooms or placed on top of cabinets for storing winter clothes or bedding

Wooden Carved Jewellery Box w180 horizontal piece once formed partZhejiang, circa 1920 This traditional wooden box hails from Zhejiang province in southeast China. Crafted from beech wood with a top lid and one shallow drawer, its front face boasts a beautiful floral carving. Originally used by the middle class women of Zhejiang for their make up, it makes an excellent storage box today perfect for safekeeping jewellery or smaller trinkets.