Walnut Chinese Altar Table From Gansu Province - 19thC Material - Burr Elm - The kings earrings

- The kings earrings

and good fortune

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

5 (wxdxhcms)Frame Size 28 x 1

all softened by a pale bleached finish that highlights the wood’s age and authenticity

Walnut Chinese Altar Table From Gansu Province - 19thC Material - Burr Elm - The kings earringsConstructed 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