Painted Sideboard From Qinghai - 19th Century Scarves and rubbed into the woven

and rubbed into the woven cotton material of load bearing equipment to provide a consistent colour to equipment worn by soldiers in the same unit and as a method of cleaning the gear

Black lacquer was commonly used in Shanxi province and to this day it is a prominent coal mining province

Date: Circa 1930

traditional haveli architectural element

Painted Sideboard From Qinghai - 19th Century Scarves and rubbed into the wovenThis beautifully painted sideboard is from Qinghai province in Northern China and has incredibly detailed paintings. Qinghai is well known for its high quality of painting. This sideboard has one central compartment with two central drawers. Either side of the central compartment are two larger compartments with a fitted shelf. The doors are painted with provincial mountain scenes with flowing rivers. The inner doors, drawers, and bottom panels are