Painted Opera Chest From Shanxi - 19th Century Sideboards The lower balcony has beautiful

The lower balcony has beautiful detailed Mughal style carving

Altar Table - Cypress wood -19thC Altar tables were used for ancestor worship in China

Design: Simple rectangular form with stretcher supports

One Size fits all - Size UK 14

Hand-turned from a single piece of hardwood

Painted Opera Chest From Shanxi - 19th Century Sideboards The lower balcony has beautifulThis old painted Opera Chest depicts traditional Chinese scenes of birds amongst flowers, flanked by windowed scenes of opera actors wearing traditional Chinese garb. Opera chests, including this one, are constructed from paulownia wood (tong mu ) paulownia trees were often planted at the birth of a daughter and were considered symbols of prosperity, fertility & marital bliss. Upon reaching maturity the tree would be crafted into furniture and given