Aubergine Leather Trunk From Shanghai - Ca 1920 Origin - Burma 67 x 35 x 67

67 x 35 x 67

An excellent quality reproduction piece

Utagawa Kunisada 1786 - 1865

homophonous with peace

Rajasthan it can be used as a freestanding niche for candles on a table

Aubergine Leather Trunk From Shanghai - Ca 1920 Origin - Burma 67 x 35 x 67Chinese Leather Trunks have been used for many hundreds of years with the classic style changing very little. Made for travelling and storage of clothing they are robust work well in a contemporary western space as a coffee table, or for storage. Chinese leather trunks come in 4 colours; black, red, cream & aubergine. This particular piece is aubergine and dates from the early 20th century. The colour is achieved by adding a coloured lacquer onto the