Red Ceramic Stool Filing Cabinet mounted on wooden dowels

mounted on wooden dowels

Cabinets like these would have only been accessed from removable panels on the top

fabrics or clothes

The Chinese did not use coffee tables in the sense that we know them but in colder parts of the country they would use low level tables placed on top of the heated 'kang' living area to serve refreshments or as a work surface

Today they make useful little bowls on a console for keys and loose change

Red Ceramic Stool Filing Cabinet mounted on wooden dowelsThese red glazed ceramic stools are reproductions of pieces that were used for indoor and outdoor seating particularly in southern China for centuries. They are decorated with a simple cut out design on each side. They are not frost resistant, but can be used outdoors during the summer months and work perfectly as little side tables.