Chinese Black Lacquer Altar Table - 19th Century Large Mirrors it offers both functionality and

it offers both functionality and rustic charm—ideal for use as storage for logs

It once had additional painting on the sides but only traces are still visible today

Dowry chests from Saurashtra and the surrounding area are also known as 'majus'

120 x 7 x 200 (wxdxh cms) - size excluding stand

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Chinese Black Lacquer Altar Table - 19th Century Large Mirrors it offers both functionality andThis elegant Chinese altar table is made in classic Ming style dating from the 19th century and is originally from Shanxi. They were always long & narrow in form a configuration seldom found in antique European furniture. Altar tables were used for ancestor worship in China. This piece was once fully black lacquered and with use, the wood grain is partially visible. Usually, a family ancestor portrait would be hung above the table & joss sticks lit &