Chinese Sideboard From Hebei - 19thC Origin - Laos See our yellow wastepaper bin

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Gujarati and Rajasthani inspired

with the looser brushwork giving the vase the character of an earlier hand-painted piece

Salvaged from a building fallen into disrepair in the desert state of Rajasthan

hinged lid

Chinese Sideboard From Hebei - 19thC Origin - Laos See our yellow wastepaper binThis antique Chinese sideboard was used as an altar cabinet for ancestor worship. 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. The everted flanges at the ends were used to stop scrolls rolling onto the floor. It dates from the Qing dynasty (1644 to 1912) and is constructed from cypress wood (baimu), a wood less commonly found used in the construction of