Elm Altar Table From Shanxi - 19th Century Oriental 94 x 175 cms tall

94 x 175 cms tall each screen

It is constructed from camphor wood with pine drawer liners and a candle box

The brass hinges and lock plates are shaped as butterflies

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

Elm Altar Table From Shanxi - 19th Century Oriental 94 x 175 cms tallThis 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