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Pair of Yellow lacquered Apothecary Medicine Chests
$4,852.33per set
£3,531.96per set
€4,035per set
CA$6,604.51per set
A$7,387.56per set
CHF 3,844.53per set
MX$90,943.33per set
NOK 48,910.36per set
SEK 45,887.56per set
DKK 30,707.23per set
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Pair of Chinese apothecary / pharmacy medicine chests. Made of elm wood with ivory lacquer.
Each with 33 drawers (30 small square drawers + 3 larger ).
These were used to store and organise Chinese herbs and the drawers were labeled according to the herbs that were stored inside.
Drawer descriptions hand written in Chinese calligraphy in red lacquer.
The pair can be split. Price for one € 2.018.
Previously in China, the doctor and the pharmacist were one and the same and the medicine chest was used for storage of minerals and herbs that were included in natural medicine.
From Shanxi province, approx. 1900.
- Dimensions:Height: 49.61 in (126 cm)Width: 45.67 in (116 cm)Depth: 22.05 in (56 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 2
- Style:Qing (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:Elm,Lacquered
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- Date of Manufacture:Approx. 1820
- Condition:Refinished. Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Kastrup, DK
- Reference Number:Seller: 10512411stDibs: LU1007433341472
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