Black Lacquer 5 Drawer Altar Table From Shanxi - 19thC sarong Condition: Weathered surface with age-related

Condition: Weathered surface with age-related wear consistent with outdoor use

This elegant 19th-century Chinese flower stand from Jiangsu province is crafted from red elm (zelkova)

They were used as day to day dressing tables and clothes storage

It is then hand decorated before firing

creating a fresh

Black Lacquer 5 Drawer Altar Table From Shanxi - 19thC sarong Condition: Weathered surface with age-relatedThis black lacquer console table is from Shanxi dates from the 19th century. It is constructed from elm wood. The five drawers would have originally been solid panels and were later converted to drawers. Altar tables were used for ancestor worship in China. Usually, a family ancestor portrait would be hung above the table & joss sticks lit & placed on the table for the well being of the household. They were always long & narrow in form a configuration