Chinese Qing Dynasty Period Apothecary Chest with 32 Drawers and Aged Patina

A Chinese Late Qing Dynasty period elmwood cabinet from the early 20th century with five drawers, two doors and iron hardware. Created in China during the late Qing Dynasty in the ea...

A Chinese Qing Dynasty period elmwood side cabinet from the 19th century, with double doors and two drawers. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty, this elmwood cabinet features a...

A Qing dynasty wooden cabinet from the late 19th century, with paneled doors, drawers and butterfly iron hardware. Created in China during the late 19th...

A dark brown lacquered Qing Dynasty Chinese cabinet from the early 19th century with three drawers, double doors and nicely distressed patina. Created in China during the early years...

A Mid 19th Century Chinese Lacquered Elmwood Ten-Drawer Document Chest. Measures: 22.5" in width, 21.25" in depth and 35.75" in height

A Mid 19th Century Chinese Lacquered Elmwood Ten-Drawer Document Chest. Measures: 22.5" in width, 21.25" in depth and 35.75" in height

Available from Shogun's Gallery in Portland, Oregon for over 45 years specializing in Asian Arts & Antiques. Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty 59-Drawer Apothecary Chest, Herb Cabinet China, 19th century Qing dynasty 45.5"W × 23.5"D × 57.5"H (116 × 60 × 146 cm) Approx. 200 lbs (91 kg) A substantial apothecary cabinet (药柜, yào guì) of the type used in traditional Chinese medicine pharmacies, fitted with 59 drawers arranged in a grid of multi-compartment sections — each front face labeled with hand-brushed paper tags identifying the herbs or medicinals stored within. The case is constructed in elmwood (榆木, yú mù), finished overall in deep ox-blood lacquer with characteristic age-crackle and wear to the surface. Drawer bodies are plain-sawn softwood with forged iron ring pulls throughout; construction is mortise-and-tenon throughout, with the frame-and-panel side panels showing clean, flat-sawn grain. The large-format drawer at the base bears carved Chinese characters across the apron. Original paper labels remain largely intact, with calligraphic script identifying ingredients including 白菊花, 生薏仁, 冬瓜子, 廣木香, and others — a rare survival that documents the cabinet's active pharmacy use. Condition: Expected wear consistent with 19th-century working provenance — lacquer loss, surface scratches, and minor cracking to several drawer sides (visible in photos); structurally sound. All drawers operate. Labels intact with some loss and lifting at edges. A rare and complete example of Chinese pharmacy furniture...

A compact Chinese provincial elmwood cabinet of domestic origin, dating to the 19th to early 20th century. At 35.25 inches wide, 19.5 inches deep, and 27.5 inches tall, the piece occ...