Mint Painted Sideboard From Shanxi Tribal Art The figure stands upon a

The figure stands upon a carved lotus base

cultural significance

Each vessel was central to communal cooking and ceremonial gatherings

They're hand carved and finished by skilled craftspeople in Udaipur using traditional methods to ensure they are frost hardy and suitable for the variable English weather

this window can also be turned into a mirror

Mint Painted Sideboard From Shanxi Tribal Art The figure stands upon aThis early 20th century sideboard is from the northern Shanxi province on the border of Mongolia. The cabinet shape is Mongolian in style. These cabinets were used by nomadic people for storage of clothes and bedding as grain stores. 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. Instead, it would have originally opened from the top by a