Painted Opera Chest From Shanxi Province - 19th Century Religious Item This simple iron sarota dates

This simple iron sarota dates to the 19th century

90 x 40 x 152 tall (w x d x h cms)

138 x 55 x 82 (wxdxh cms)

The full triptych was originally published in 1897 by Fukuda Hatsujiro and is part of a larger collection of works

this style is typical of this area of Kutch

Painted Opera Chest From Shanxi Province - 19th Century Religious Item This simple iron sarota datesThis old painted Chinese trunk is known and often referred to as an Opera Chest. This style of Chinese chest is found exclusively in Shanxi Province in Northern China and dates from the late 19th century. Opera chests, including this one, are constructed from paulownia wood (tong mu ) Paulownia trees were often planted at the birth of a daughter and were considered symbols of prosperity, fertility & marital bliss. Upon reaching maturity the tree would