A single wooden cabinet unit whose age and original function are still unknown. Upon closer physical examination, such as the details of the carvings on the lower cabinet legs and the hinges of each door, it is apparent that it does not use metal elements. Instead, it utilizes a wooden tenon/pivot (or 'wooden lever') integrated into the door panel itself, which functions as the axis for opening and closing the door.
Furthermore, this cabinet was constructed using Wang Huali wood, a type of tree that only grows in mainland China and whose population is now extinct. This is one factor leading to the estimation that the cabinet is very old
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