Chinese Altar Table From Shanxi -19thC Material - Leather Painted on old timber

Painted on old timber

- Supplied in a black & gilt wooden frame

In ancient times Stone or Marble Bi were considered symbols of good luck

153 x 67 x 50 (wxdxh cms)

spiritual enlightenment and renewal

Chinese Altar Table From Shanxi -19thC Material - Leather Painted on old timberAltar Table Cypress wood 19thC Altar tables were used for ancestor worship in China. Usually a family ancestor portrait would be hung above the table & joss sticks lit & placed on the table for the well being of the household. They were always long & narrow in form a configuration seldom found in antique European furniture. Woods used are Elm, Red Elm, Walnut & more rarely Cypress & Pear Our pieces are mostly 19th century & early 20th century. From