Square Trunk, Light Elm w140 Great for clothes in a

Great for clothes in a bedroom or in a corner of a reception room

The outer ring and central hole symbolise heaven and earth

Chinese herbalists used chests containing dozens of small drawers to hold their medicines for hundreds of years

were used throughout the colder Northern and Western Chinese provinces where they would be placed on the heated 'kang' - the raised platform which formed the main living space in a Chinese home

Square Trunk, Light Elm w140 Great for clothes in aThe handles on the sides and circular lock plate on the front of this light elm square trunk are in brass and give the chest its classic Chinese style. It includes a metal stay to hold the lid open when required. This smaller, cube shaped blanket chest is great as a side table next to a sofa, as a bedside table or for storing towels in a bathroom. It is made from solid reclaimed elm wood using traditional dovetail joints and is strong enough to sit on.