Painted Gansu Sideboard - 19th Century Architectural Windows They would also be used

They would also be used by farmers for moving goods around on the farm

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This double sided rosewood archway has been intricately carved and is from 19th century Haryana

There is an undoubted fallacy surrounding opera chests which are often said to have been used by the traveling Shanxi Opera for carrying clothes and props

Painted Gansu Sideboard - 19th Century Architectural Windows They would also be usedThis antique Gansu sideboard was used for storing clothing and grain by the nomadic people of Gansu & Northern Shanxi in the 19th century. They were also used as altar cabinets for family ancestor worship. The front doors have been modified from the original closed front to make it more functional. It would have originally opened from the top by a hatch. Its doors are decorated with a landscape scene on the left and a collection of lucky objects on