Elm Altar Table From Shanxi - 19th Century Oriental allowing it to be displayed

allowing it to be displayed on a console

She is also known as the divine mother & Durga the invincible

166 x 20 x 251 (wxdxh cms)

Likely to be doors to the tribal leaders' homes

sides and back with traditional Rajasthani symbols and depicts four of the main Hindu gods in the front panels

Elm Altar Table From Shanxi - 19th Century Oriental allowing it to be displayedThis Chinese Ming style altar table dates from the 19th Century and was once covered in a burgundy lacquer. It is constructed from a single plank of thick northern elm wood (yumu). Much of the lacquer has worn away over the years leaving a pleasing patchy rustic look. We have sensitively restored this piece conserving its original finish. Altar tables were used for ancestor worship in China. Usually, a family ancestor portrait would be hung above the