Elm Altar Table From Shanxi - 19th Century Oriental allowing it to be displayed

allowing it to be displayed on a console

94 x 175 cms tall each screen

sides and back with traditional Rajasthani symbols and depicts four of the main Hindu gods in the front panels

Features: Parrot form

This Jackfruit mortar comes from the Kulu valley in Himachal Pradesh it was used for pounding millet the staple food of the region

Elm Altar Table From Shanxi - 19th Century Oriental allowing it to be displayedThis Chinese Ming style altar table dates from the 19th Century and was once covered in a burgundy lacquer. It is constructed from a single plank of thick northern elm wood (yumu). Much of the lacquer has worn away over the years leaving a pleasing patchy rustic look. We have sensitively restored this piece conserving its original finish. Altar tables were used for ancestor worship in China. Usually, a family ancestor portrait would be hung above the