Low Carved Altar Table Rustic This type of cabinet was

This type of cabinet was common throughout China where large versions like this were used to store clothes and other items

Low tables and cabinets were in use from early on in China's history

where the original dark finish has worn to the more natural wood colour beneath

More flowers and vases are shown on the outer section

Low Carved Altar Table Rustic This type of cabinet wasShanxi, circa 1860 This lovely low table would make a wonderful, unusual TV stand in a modern home, or could be used as a coffee table. It was produced in Shanxi province towards the end of the nineteenth century, where it would have been used as a low altar table. Placed on a home's 'kang' the raised platform that would be heated from below and provide the main living space during colder months the table would provide a surface for ancestor