Gansu Painted Antique Sideboard colour-gold with the open carvings throwing

with the open carvings throwing interesting shadows when lit

and is quite typical of the robust

pronounce grain of the elm wood is again prominent in this beautiful sideboard

is decorated to match the frames of our Shanxi cabinets and sideboards

Gansu Painted Antique Sideboard colour-gold with the open carvings throwingGansu, circa 1890 This sideboard is quite typical of the grain chests that were used in the eastern part of China's Gansu province, with creams and reds on the doors contrasting with the outer frames in black. Chests like this would be made normally from pine or, as in this case, poplar wood. This one dates from the end of the nineteenth century and today would make a highly attractive dining sideboard or storage unit. When it was first made the front