Walnut Chinese Altar Table From Gansu Province - 19thC Material - Burr Elm The chariots are enormous temples

The chariots are enormous temples on wheels that are drawn through the streets by hundreds of devotees

vibrant fuchsia pink

and good fortune

5 x 80 (wxdxh cms)

5 (wxdxhcms)Frame Size 28 x 1

Walnut Chinese Altar Table From Gansu Province - 19thC Material - Burr Elm The chariots are enormous templesConstructed in the classic Ming style with scrolled ends and beautifully carved panels, this elegant altar table perfectly suits a corridor or living room. Small carved peaches have been patched into the top of this piece. Peaches have long history in Chinese culture representing luck and prosperity, likely beginning in the story of a fisherman by Tao Qian (365 427) who found endless bliss in a peach orchard hidden within a crevice. Altar tables were