What was the dresser called in ancient times?

Until the middle of the Qing Dynasty, there was no dresser in China's furniture, only a dresser or mirror table, they were not independent furniture, and the part was attached to other furniture.

In ancient times, dressing was used as a "makeup dow", that is, a box containing copper mirrors, hairpins, gold hairpins, wooden combs and other things. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, there was a special dressing box, the dressing box is a small square box, the front is open to two doors, the door is equipped with several drawers, the surface is equipped with a fence on all sides, the front is left with a gap, three to five small screens are erected in the rear side of the railing, the side fan is close forward, and the copper mirror is placed in the middle. When not in use, the bronze mirror can be put away, and the small screen can also be removed and put down at any time.

Dressers were common in the late Qing Dynasty, with a special table with a frame on the countertop, a small cabinet next to it, and a large glass mirror in the frame. The low mirror table is small in shape and is generally used on a table. There are several small drawers under the mirror table, and the surface is equipped with a sir.

During the Republic of China, a large number of glass poured into the people, and a large number of dressers appeared, and the shape was much taller than before, with Western-style architectural style. Some are simple, with drawers at both ends of the countertop, and an oval mirror with a wooden frame connected by a shaft in the middle.

It seems to be called makeup 奁 (zhuang lian).