Red Painted Gansu Sideboard - Early 19th Century Brass Bound Cabinets They are known in Japan

They are known in Japan as toro meaning 'light tower'

Our stone bi are reproduction pieces carved and polished by hand in China

40 x 5 x 55 (wxdxhcms)

This Burmese lacquer box is typical of the style and has a base orange-red colour and is decorated with finely etched lines and dots

also known as 'console tables' would traditionally have an ancestor portrait would hung above the table & joss sticks lit & placed on the table for the well being of the household

Red Painted Gansu Sideboard - Early 19th Century Brass Bound Cabinets They are known in JapanThis Gansu sideboard dates to the early 19th century and has its original painting. The front of the piece is decorated with traditional scholarly objects on a vibrant red background. The frame has a patchy 'distressed' feel and is a mixture of earthy reds and blacks. These cabinets were used by nomadic people for storage of clothes and bedding or grain although they were also used as altar cabinets for family ancestor worship. Originally, this piece