Chinese Hongmu Display Cabinet
A Chinese Hongmu open display cabinet, late 19th century, having six graduated open shelves with faux bamboo carved uprights, supports and edges, above a pair of panelled doors carved in relief with bamboo and flowering vines, on short cabriole legs with a pierced and carved apron, height 55.51 in., width 31.50 in., depth 12.60 in.
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- Faux - A French word meaning "false", but when used in decorative arts, the intention is not to deceive, but to simulate the decorative effects of the more expensive material it is imitating. The term " faux bois" meaning "false wood" refers to a furniture item that has been decorated with a marked grain (woodgrain finish) to imitate a more expensive timber.
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