Chinese Red Elm Taper Cabinet - Qing Dynasty Material - Catalpa Wood with the warm patina and

with the warm patina and age-softened pigment characteristic of genuine 19th-century Tibetan devotional furniture

this particular version is painted in the Rajasthani style

Originating in Bengal

Ca 1920 - from Rajasthan

weight 77 grams

Chinese Red Elm Taper Cabinet - Qing Dynasty Material - Catalpa Wood with the warm patina andThis graceful antique Chinese taper cabinet is from Jiangsu province and dates to the Qing dynasty (1644 1911) and the early 19th century. This style is often called a round corner cabinet and the style was first seen in the Ming dynasty (1368 to 1644). They were originally used as book cabinets by scholars and later, the style became more commonly used for the storage of clothes. It is constructed from southern elm (jumu), also known as zelkova or