Silk Embroidery - 'Blue Dragon' colour-monochrome Chests like this would be

Chests like this would be made normally from pine or

is known as 'wanli' in Chinese

Once used either in a wealthy home or more likely by a Chinese apothecary

with a thick table top extending over three good sized drawers and with thick legs supported with single stretchers

Silk Embroidery - 'Blue Dragon' colour-monochrome Chests like this would beThis lovely embroidery is based on the designs used to embellish the robes of Chinese officials and their wives, hand stitched in silk and mounted in a black wooden frame. It shows a celestial Blue dragon, known as the guardian of the heavens and a symbol in China of imperial rule and authority.