Gilt Lacquered Table Cabinet from Fujian Province - 19th Century Period - 17th Century Carved Columns With Foliate Capitals

Carved Columns With Foliate Capitals

The style is the same as 18thC Ming Dynasty

Made using reclaimed teak panels

original circular brass locking plate and brass hardware

Tibetan chests and trunks were used as storage in homes and monasteries

Gilt Lacquered Table Cabinet from Fujian Province - 19th Century Period - 17th Century Carved Columns With Foliate CapitalsThis beautifully carved, lacquered and gilded altar cabinet would have occupied a place of prominence in a Chinese home. The various compartments and drawers would have held scrolls, incense and other ritualistic items and the space on top would be occupied by incense burners or devotional statues. It would make a great place to keep valuables and trinkets or as a display stand.