Elm Altar Table From Shanxi - 19th Century Chapati Box Features: Hand-turned construction

Features: Hand-turned construction

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This style of Indian lacquer pot is found only in Uttar Pradesh in the North of India

Elm Altar Table From Shanxi - 19th Century Chapati Box Features: Hand-turned constructionThis 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