Bleached Ribbon Altar Table Made From Reclaimed Elm Period - 18th Century original carrying handles

original carrying handles

Chola bronzes use an alloy is known as Pancha Loham

Made from Silk & Cotton in India

Paper money did not exist in Korea until later dynasties and coins were strung together on strings in large quantities to have value

Bleached Ribbon Altar Table Made From Reclaimed Elm Period - 18th Century original carrying handlesThis Chinese altar table has been made using reclaimed Chinese doors and is constructed from bleached elm. 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 seldom found in antique European furniture. Woods used are Elm, Red Elm, Walnut, Poplar & more