A coffer with drawers, Shanxi or Shaanxi province, 19th C.
It combines the functionality of both a cabinet and a table with the storage capacity of the one and the table top of the latter. It is made from a dense and heavy kind of wood, probably
persimon (shimu). On the right side of the top there are a couple of burned spots. The aprons on the front have been replaced. Dim.: WxDxH 156x51x88cm.