Black Lacquer 5 Drawer Altar Table From Shanxi - 19thC Table Lamp This piece is made from

This piece is made from Elm and came from the house of an official - it was used beside the kang - a heated platform bed

23 x 23 x 38(w x d x h cms)

Note some damage to pith paper on right hand side

The style of this piece has European influences from the traders visiting the area at the time and the carving depicts Indian peacocks with Grecian vases and fruit

Black Lacquer 5 Drawer Altar Table From Shanxi - 19thC Table Lamp This piece is made fromThis black lacquer console table is from Shanxi dates from the 19th century. It is constructed from elm wood. The five drawers would have originally been solid panels and were later converted to drawers. 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