Carved Chinese Altar Table From Qinghai - 19th Century Tang Horses original ironwork

original ironwork

It originally had wooden wheels

now gently weathered to reveal warm undertones beneath

Year of the Dragon and the craftsmen were paid on 23rd of the same month in the woodworkers workshop

Table made from a pair of 19thC carved teak capitols - with a white marble top

Carved Chinese Altar Table From Qinghai - 19th Century Tang Horses original ironworkThis ornate antique Chinese altar table is from the North West of China specifically Qinghai or Gansu provinces. Beautiful tables like this would have been used as family altars in the northern regions of Qinhai and Gansu. It dates to the 19th century and is decorated with 'wise objects'; books, scrolls, and a ruyi scepter surrounded by a flowing fluid vine design. The table is constructed from a mix of poplar & pine woods as is common in the region