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18th Century Chinese Cabinet
18th Century Chinese Cabinet

18th Century Chinese Cabinet

Located in Nashville, TN

Chinese lacquered cabinet with two doors; fitted with five interior shelves

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Chinese Black Lacquered and Mother of Pearl Inlaid Display Cabinet
Chinese Black Lacquered and Mother of Pearl Inlaid Display Cabinet

Chinese Black Lacquered and Mother of Pearl Inlaid Display Cabinet

Located in Delray Beach, FL

This stunning Chinese Lacquered Display Cabinet features black lacquered wood with intricate mother of pearl inlays.

Category

Vintage 1980s Chinese Cabinets

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl

Japanned Lacquer Cabinet
Japanned Lacquer Cabinet

Japanned Lacquer Cabinet

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

A stunning 18th century Japanned lacquer cabinet on 18th century Chinese lacquered base.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets

19th Century Chinese Marigold Lacquered Cabinet
19th Century Chinese Marigold Lacquered Cabinet

19th Century Chinese Marigold Lacquered Cabinet

Located in Chicago, IL

Chinese furniture-makers employed lacquer as a natural sealant, repelling water, acid and heat.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Elm

Pair of Lacquer Trunks on Brass Stands
Pair of Lacquer Trunks on Brass Stands

Pair of Lacquer Trunks on Brass Stands

Located in Danville, CA

Pair of Chinese Lacquer Trunks with wonderful figural decoration and bronze hardware raised on custom made brass stands.

Category

Vintage 1950s Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Brass

18th Century French Lacquered Commode
18th Century French Lacquered Commode

18th Century French Lacquered Commode

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

18th Century French green Chinese lacquer commode. With a later green marble top, restoration throughout and original paper linings to the drawers.

Category

Antique 18th Century French Country Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble

18th Century Chinese Cabinet
18th Century Chinese Cabinet

18th Century Chinese Cabinet

Located in Nashville, TN

Chinese lacquered cabinet with two doors; fitted with five interior shelves.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Vintage Chinese Distressed Lacquer Storage Cabinet Console With Floral Motif
Vintage Chinese Distressed Lacquer Storage Cabinet Console With Floral Motif

Vintage Chinese Distressed Lacquer Storage Cabinet Console With Floral Motif

Located in Centennial, CO

A charming vintage Chinese lacquer console cabinet in gorgeous shades of ochre, blue, white, red and green.

Category

Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Credenzas

Materials

Wood, Lacquer, Paint

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Red Lacquer Cabinets
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Red Lacquer Cabinets

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Red Lacquer Cabinets

Located in Chicago, IL

This pair of 19th century red lacquer cabinets from Shanxi, China are unusually configured with drawers above and below the doors.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm, Lacquer

Chinese Qing Style Lacquered Wedding Cabinet Chest
Chinese Qing Style Lacquered Wedding Cabinet Chest

Chinese Qing Style Lacquered Wedding Cabinet Chest

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Extraordinary Chinese lacquered wedding cabinet or prosperity chest made in the early Qing dynasty style.

Category

20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Brass

French Ormolu Mounted Inlaid Ebony and Chinese Coromandel Lacquer Cabinet
French Ormolu Mounted Inlaid Ebony and Chinese Coromandel Lacquer Cabinet

French Ormolu Mounted Inlaid Ebony and Chinese Coromandel Lacquer Cabinet

Located in Bradenton, FL

A French Ormolu mounted and brass inlaid ebonized and chinese lacquer cabinet or MEUBLE D'APPUI. Inset marble top over black lacquered case, ormolu gadroon border and decoration.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Chinoiserie Cabinets

Materials

Lacquer

Pair of Low Painted Chinese Chests
Pair of Low Painted Chinese Chests

Pair of Low Painted Chinese Chests

Located in Chicago, IL

Pair of provincial 19th century Chinese lacquered chests with folk paintings depicting traditional vases with pomegranates, peonies, and lotus blossoms, amongst other Scholars' studi...

Category

Antique 19th Century Cabinets

Pair of Black Wooden Covenants with Lacquer
Pair of Black Wooden Covenants with Lacquer

Pair of Black Wooden Covenants with Lacquer

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Pair of black wooden covenants with Chinese lacquer Signed Walter Comilli - late 19th early 20th century Opening on two doors of one and only one door of the other; late 19th centur...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

19th Century Qing Period Lacquered Sideboard Dresser
19th Century Qing Period Lacquered Sideboard Dresser

19th Century Qing Period Lacquered Sideboard Dresser

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

19th century Chinese lacquered sideboard dresser circa 1870.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Sideboards

Materials

Hardwood

Gilt Lacquered Collector's Cabinet
Gilt Lacquered Collector's Cabinet

Gilt Lacquered Collector's Cabinet

Located in Chicago, IL

19th century Chinese lacquered and gilt painted Scholars' cabinet with four doors and four drawers.

Category

Antique 19th Century Bookcases

Chinese Early 20th Century Dark Lacquer Cabinet with Rattan Doors and Drawers
Chinese Early 20th Century Dark Lacquer Cabinet with Rattan Doors and Drawers

Chinese Early 20th Century Dark Lacquer Cabinet with Rattan Doors and Drawers

Located in Yonkers, NY

A Chinese antique Shanxi dark brown / black lacquer cabinet from the early 20th century, with woven rattan doors and two drawers.

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Chinese Marriage Armoire
Chinese Marriage Armoire

Chinese Marriage Armoire

Located in Hudson, NY

A very good Chinese lacquer armoire, this piece shows many fine and delicately detailed paint and gilt work scenes of court life, landscapes, mountains and buildings.

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Wardrobes and Armoires

Large Chinese Shanxi Qing Dynasty 19th Century Red Lacquered Elm Sideboard
Large Chinese Shanxi Qing Dynasty 19th Century Red Lacquered Elm Sideboard

Large Chinese Shanxi Qing Dynasty 19th Century Red Lacquered Elm Sideboard

Located in Yonkers, NY

A Chinese 19th century Qing Dynasty period red lacquered elm sideboard from Shanxi, with three pairs of double doors.

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sideboards

Materials

Elm

An Antique laquer chinese cabinet.
An Antique laquer chinese cabinet.

An Antique laquer chinese cabinet.

Located in Bronx, NY

A lacquer antique cabinet with cut out designed doors.This Chinese Lacquered Pine Chest-on-Bookcase, late 19th c., lower portion with two drawers and storage compartment, the upper p...

Category

Antique 19th Century European Wardrobes and Armoires

Lattice Door Chinese Cabinet
Lattice Door Chinese Cabinet

Lattice Door Chinese Cabinet

Located in Chicago, IL

It is made from Fir wood, covered in oxblood lacquer. Oxblood is one of the three traditional Chinese lacquers.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Cabinets

Materials

Fir

Pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty Lacquer Painted and Hardstone Inlaid Cabinets
Pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty Lacquer Painted and Hardstone Inlaid Cabinets

Pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty Lacquer Painted and Hardstone Inlaid Cabinets

Located in Austin, TX

A pair of Qing dynasty early 19th century Chinese lacquer and hardstone inlaid cabinets, circa 1820, Jiaqing or Daoguang period.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Agate, Jade, Enamel

Chinese Lattice Door Cabinet
Chinese Lattice Door Cabinet

Chinese Lattice Door Cabinet

Located in Chicago, IL

It is made from Fir wood, covered in cinnabar lacquer. Cinnabar is one of the three traditional Chinese lacquers.

Category

Late 20th Century Chinese Cabinets

Materials

Lacquer, Fir

Pair of Early 20th Chinese Ming Style Painted Cabinets
Pair of Early 20th Chinese Ming Style Painted Cabinets

Pair of Early 20th Chinese Ming Style Painted Cabinets

Located in Houston, TX

A spectacular pair of early 20th century Chinese lacquered Ming style compound cabinets with painted scenes of figures in a temporal garden landscape.

Category

Antique Early 1900s Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm, Wood

Mid-19th Century Chinese Cinnabar Book Chest
Mid-19th Century Chinese Cinnabar Book Chest

Mid-19th Century Chinese Cinnabar Book Chest

Located in Chicago, IL

Virtually resistant to water, acid, and heat, lacquer has been used to coat Chinese furniture since the Neolithic period.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets

Materials

Elm, Lacquer

English Regency Chinoiserie Lacquer Console Cabinet, c. 1805
English Regency Chinoiserie Lacquer Console Cabinet, c. 1805

English Regency Chinoiserie Lacquer Console Cabinet, c. 1805

Located in Kinderhook, NY

Exquisite and important c. 1805 English Regency lacquer cabinet of unusual form having two lacquer front upper drawers with gilt detailing and original bronze lion ring pulls surmoun...

Category

Antique 19th Century British Regency Cabinets

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Chinoiserie Directoire Cabinets
Pair of Chinoiserie Directoire Cabinets

Pair of Chinoiserie Directoire Cabinets

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

An exceptional pair of French Directoire period cabinets profusely decorated with Chinoiserie lacquer. Each buffet has been constructed from the panels of an early 18th Century Ch...

Category

Antique 18th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Four Door Cabinet with Painted Sides
Four Door Cabinet with Painted Sides

Four Door Cabinet with Painted Sides

Located in Chicago, IL

A 19th century Chinese lacquered elmwood cabinet with folk floral painted sides and four doors with brass hardware.

Category

Antique 19th Century Cabinets

Materials

Elm

Chinese Oxblood Lacquer Coffer
Chinese Oxblood Lacquer Coffer

Chinese Oxblood Lacquer Coffer

Located in Chicago, IL

Below the waisted rectangular top, three sizeable drawers sit above a central storage cabinet covered by two doors that are flanked by smaller side drawers. With ample and versatile ...

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Elm, Lacquer

Chinese Red Lacquer Cabinet
Chinese Red Lacquer Cabinet

Chinese Red Lacquer Cabinet

Located in Hudson, NY

Chinese Red Lacquer Cabinet.

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Cabinets

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

Red Lacquered Chinese Cabinet
Red Lacquered Chinese Cabinet

Red Lacquered Chinese Cabinet

Located in Chicago, IL

This red lacquered Chinese cabinet is made from elmwood. The piece features three shelves for storage.

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Cabinets

Materials

Elm, Lacquer

Chinese Black Lacquer Cabinet
Chinese Black Lacquer Cabinet

Chinese Black Lacquer Cabinet

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

A Chinese black lacquer two-door cabinet, embellished with a variety of flora and fauna depictions carved of semi-precious hard-stones in a variety of colors, circa 1930-1940.

Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Cabinets

Materials

Lacquer

Chinese Red Lacquer Cabinet
Chinese Red Lacquer Cabinet

Chinese Red Lacquer Cabinet

Located in Chicago, IL

Below the rectangular top, three sizeable drawers sit above a central storage cabinet covered by folding double-hinged doors. The interior is outfitted with a large removable shelf. ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Furniture

Materials

Elm, Lacquer

Chinese Black Lacquer Cabinet
Chinese Black Lacquer Cabinet

Chinese Black Lacquer Cabinet

Located in New York, NY

19th century Chinese black lacquer cabinet. A black lacquer Chinese scholars cabinet of cypress wood with black lacquer covering.

Category

Antique 1880s Chinese Qing Cabinets

Materials

Cypress

Chinese Red Lacquer Wedding Cabinet
Chinese Red Lacquer Wedding Cabinet

Chinese Red Lacquer Wedding Cabinet

Located in Chicago, IL

This armoire originates from the Shanxi Province. It is decorated with paintings of various urns, flower vases, figures and traditional Chinese symbols of happiness. Traditional mort...

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Metal

Chinese Oxblood Lacquer Console
Chinese Oxblood Lacquer Console

Chinese Oxblood Lacquer Console

Located in Chicago, IL

Below the rectangular top, four sizeable drawers sit above a central storage cabinet covered by folding double-hinged doors. The interior is outfitted with a large removable shelf. W...

Category

20th Century Chinese Sideboards

Materials

Elm, Lacquer

China Cabinet in Black Lacquer
China Cabinet in Black Lacquer

China Cabinet in Black Lacquer

Located in Kastrup, DK

China cabinet, black lacquer, with stunning natural patina.

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Ming Cabinets

Materials

Elm, Lacquer

Chinese Black Lacquered Chinoiserie Cabinet
Chinese Black Lacquered Chinoiserie Cabinet

Chinese Black Lacquered Chinoiserie Cabinet

Located in Queens, NY

Asian Chinese style (19th Century) black lacquered and chinoiserie decorated 2 door cabinet with shaped sides and resting on a base with 2 drawers

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Late Qing Dynasty Console Chest
Late Qing Dynasty Console Chest

Late Qing Dynasty Console Chest

Located in Chicago, IL

Oxblood is one of the three traditional Chinese lacquers. Red and black lacquers are fully opaque.

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sideboards

Materials

Elm

Lacquered Chinese Sideboard.
Lacquered Chinese Sideboard.

Lacquered Chinese Sideboard.

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Sideboard with a center compartment and six drawers in lacquered elmwood. Floral decorations on drawers and a center image depicting outdoor scene. Shows nice patina.

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Buffets

Materials

Elm

Late Qing Dynasty Side Chest with Two Drawers
Late Qing Dynasty Side Chest with Two Drawers

Late Qing Dynasty Side Chest with Two Drawers

Located in Chicago, IL

The piece features a round-posted frame with decoratively carved stretchers and is finished in an oxblood lacquer. Oxblood is one of the three traditional Chinese lacquers.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets

Materials

Elm

Chinese Red Lacquer Cabinet
Chinese Red Lacquer Cabinet

Chinese Red Lacquer Cabinet

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Handsome antique Chinese carved hardwood red lacquer cabinet with iron handles.

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

A Chinese Painted and Lacquered Cabinet
A Chinese Painted and Lacquered Cabinet

A Chinese Painted and Lacquered Cabinet

Located in Austin, TX

A finely painted Chinese wardrobe cabinet featuring an elaborate celestial court scene in red and gold lacquer on a black lacquer ground.

Category

20th Century Chinese Cabinets

Materials

Paint, Lacquer

Chinese Red Lacquer Wedding Cabinet
Chinese Red Lacquer Wedding Cabinet

Chinese Red Lacquer Wedding Cabinet

Located in Chicago, IL

This vividly painted this wardrobe is decorated with various hand painted landscapes, objects, and symbols including vases with flowers, urns, figures and the Chinese symbol for happ...

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets

Materials

Elm, Lacquer, Paint

Chinese Export Lacquered Two-Piece Cabinet
Chinese Export Lacquered Two-Piece Cabinet

Chinese Export Lacquered Two-Piece Cabinet

Located in San Francisco, CA

Elegant Chinese two-piece lacquered cabinet finished in red lacquer with black lacquer front doors and drawers.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Chinese Tall Lacquered Dowry Cabinet
Chinese Tall Lacquered Dowry Cabinet

Chinese Tall Lacquered Dowry Cabinet

Located in Chicago, IL

Made in northern China during the mid-19th century, this tall cabinet was likely part of wedding dowry, bestowed upon a groom filled with silks and gifts.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Brass

Chinese Stone Inlaid Black Lacquer Cabinet
Chinese Stone Inlaid Black Lacquer Cabinet

Chinese Stone Inlaid Black Lacquer Cabinet

Located in Astoria, NY

Chinese black lacquered wooden cabinet with two doors, brass pulls, and hardstone inlay decoration of flowers and birds, upon four legs.

Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cabinets

Materials

Brass

19th Century Red Lacquered Chinese Cupboard
19th Century Red Lacquered Chinese Cupboard

19th Century Red Lacquered Chinese Cupboard

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Large Chinese single door cupboard, circa 1890. Lacquer finished with a superb craquelure.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cupboards

Materials

Lacquer

Chinese Oxblood Lacquer Low Cabinet
Chinese Oxblood Lacquer Low Cabinet

Chinese Oxblood Lacquer Low Cabinet

Located in Chicago, IL

This low, elongated cabinet has three pairs of doors with metal lock plates and raindrop pulls, which open to a shelved interior. Each of the interior compartments is outfitted with ...

Category

20th Century Chinese Sideboards

Materials

Elm, Lacquer

19th Century Chinese Black Lacquer Cabinet
19th Century Chinese Black Lacquer Cabinet

19th Century Chinese Black Lacquer Cabinet

Located in New York, NY

19th Century Elm Wood Black Lacquer Cabinet with Moon Badge, set on Cabrriole legs with carved apron and two hidden side lower drawers to each side left and right.

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Cabinets

Materials

Elm, Lacquer

18th Century Black Lacquer Chinese Cabinet
18th Century Black Lacquer Chinese Cabinet

18th Century Black Lacquer Chinese Cabinet

Located in London, GB

China, circa 1780-1820.

Category

Antique 18th Century Chinese Cabinets

Materials

Bronze

18th Century Black Lacquer Chinese Cabinet
18th Century Black Lacquer Chinese Cabinet

18th Century Black Lacquer Chinese Cabinet

Located in London, GB

China, circa 1780-1820.

Category

Antique 18th Century Chinese Cabinets

Materials

Bronze

Antique 18th Century Lacquered Chinese Sideboard
Antique 18th Century Lacquered Chinese Sideboard

Antique 18th Century Lacquered Chinese Sideboard

Located in Round Top, TX

The incredible worn patina is due in part to centuries of use and remnants of the original, almost black, dark red lacquer still visible on this early 18th century sideboard. Whether...

Category

Antique Early 17th Century Chinese Furniture

Red Lacquered Chinese Cabinet from Ningbo
Red Lacquered Chinese Cabinet from Ningbo

Red Lacquered Chinese Cabinet from Ningbo

Located in Vienna, AT

Chinese cabinet in red-lacquered wood from Ningbo, first half of the 20th century.

Category

Vintage 1920s Chinese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Hardwood

Red Lacquered Chinese Sideboard
Red Lacquered Chinese Sideboard

Red Lacquered Chinese Sideboard

Located in Chicago, IL

This traditional red lacquered Chinese coffer from China's Northern Shanxi Province features three drawers and two bi-folding doors with brass hardware.

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Early 20th Century Chinese Cabinets

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Chinese Lacquer For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic piece of Chinese lacquer available at 1stDibs. Was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, lacquer and hardwood. If you’re shopping for an item from our selection of Chinese lacquer, we have 1223 options in-stock, while there are 44 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect choice in our collection of Chinese lacquer — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right object in our assortment of Chinese lacquer, those designed in Mid-Century Modern, Louis XV and Hollywood Regency styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one option in this array of Chinese lacquer that is appealing in its simplicity, but Modshop, Drexel and Ficks Reed produced versions that are worth a look. A large piece of Chinese lacquer can prove too imposing for some spaces, so the smaller item from our selection of Chinese lacquer available at 1stDibs — each spanning 10 in width — may make for a better choice.

How Much is a Chinese Lacquer?

Prices for a piece of Chinese lacquer can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $240 and can go as high as $346,832, while the average can fetch as much as $4,540.

Finding the Right Case Pieces And Storage Cabinets for You

Of all the vintage storage cabinets and antique case pieces that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items. 

In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior. 

Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time. 

Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room. 

In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded.

A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Alternatively, apothecary cabinets are charming case goods similar in size to early dressers or commodes but with uniquely sized shelving and (often numerous) drawers.

Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard that features colored glass and metal details, an antique Italian hand-carved storage cabinet or a glass-door vitrine to store and show off your collectibles, there are options for you on 1stDibs.

Questions About Chinese Lacquer
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Chinese lacquer refers to the specific lacquering styles used in Chinese wares. Chinese lacquerware has a tradition stretching back thousands of years, and vintage examples are highly sought after by collectors. On 1stDibs, you’ll find a collection of expertly-vetted Chinese lacquerware from some of the world’s top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021
    There is actually no different between lacquer and acrylic lacquer. Acrylic lacquer is a type of lacquer. Unlike nitrocellulose lacquer, acrylic lacquer goes on clear and remains clear over time.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Chinese black lacquer is a resin sourced from the Toxicodendron vernicifluum (formerly Rhus verniciflua) tree that grows throughout East Asia. Artisans produce decorative objects entirely from the substance or use it as a finish for wood and other materials. Find a selection of Chinese black lacquer furniture on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023
    To care for Chinese lacquered furniture, wipe it with a damp cloth regularly. You can use a paste wax intended for use on lacquer finishes to restore shine, but avoid using harsh furniture polishes and cleaners on pieces. On 1stDibs, shop a range of lacquered furniture.

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