Black lacquer bed inlaid with mother-of-pearl flowers and birds

[Black lacquer bed inlaid with mother-of-pearl flowers and birds]

Ming, 86 cm high, 182.5 cm long and 78 cm wide
The bed is flat on all sides, and the whole body is painted in black, inlaid with hard mother-of-pearl flowers and birds. The bed surface is made of living drawers, and three full board aprons are installed at the left, right and back. The teeth and legs are inlaid with mother-of-pearl flowers, and the hoof is turned inside. In the Ming Dynasty, such black lacquer inlaid mother-of-pearl furniture was widely used, including chairs, chairs, tables and cabinets. This Arhat bed was transported back from Shanxi by Liulichang Antique Shop in the 1950s, and later purchased by the Palace Museum.