Lacquered Cypress Altar Table From Shanxi - 19th Century Style - Temple Jar allowing the beautifully painted architectural

allowing the beautifully painted architectural form and original iron latch to become the focus

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Lacquered Cypress Altar Table From Shanxi - 19th Century Style - Temple Jar allowing the beautifully painted architecturalThis classic antique Chinese altar table is constructed in the classic Ming style with elm scroll ends (everted flanges). This elegant altar table perfectly suits a corridor or living room. The top is a single piece of cypress wood (baimu), highly valued in China and has developed a wonderful patina over time. It was originally fully coated in burgundy lacquer however this has worn away on the tabletop. Altar tables were used for ancestor worship in