{"product_id":"korean-medicine-chest-16-drawers-carved-characters-brass-fish-lock","title":"Korean Medicine Chest, 16 Drawers with Carved Characters, Brass Fish Lock, Mid-20th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Korean apothecary chest, the kind made for a village herbalist and later for the export trade, with sixteen small drawers above a two-door cupboard. Each drawer front is cut from figured elm with a wild, striped grain and carved with a character naming what once went inside. Brass ring pulls on every drawer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe doors are held shut by a brass fish lock on a butterfly-shaped plate, with butterfly hinges to match. Brass corner mounts at the winged top and the feet, and the whole thing stands on a cutout bracket base in the traditional style.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe drawers are shallow and there are a lot of them, which is the point. Tea, spices, jewelry, hardware, sewing notions, the things that never have a home. Put it in a hallway or beside a sofa and it does the work of a side table with a drawer for everything.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Loom Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49766235472128,"sku":"HSL0004","price":495.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0748\/3732\/8128\/files\/korean-medicine-chest-16-drawers-front.png?v=1789606334","url":"https:\/\/www.loomvintage.com\/products\/korean-medicine-chest-16-drawers-carved-characters-brass-fish-lock","provider":"Loom Vintage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}