Zitan Wood Oriental Display Cabinet
A mid/late 20th century Oriental zitan wood display cabinet of small proportions, fine restrained detail with panelled top and two sliding doors above opened staggered shelves with fret carved backs, two doors and single drawer to the base. In good polish. 33.27 in. x 10.63 in. x 38.58 in.
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- Zitan Wood - Zitan is the most expensive, and since ancient times, has been considered the most precious of woods.
Zitan wood is the hardest and heaviest of all hardwoods. It is purplish-black to black in colour, and with a grain so dense it is virtually invisible.
Zitan can usually only be obtained in quite narrow strips and so it is rare to find large pieces of furniture made from this wood. True Chinese rosewood is a variety of zitan and is very rare.
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- Chinese furniture, timbers - zitan wood 34
- Chinese furniture, type or function
