Painted Gansu Sideboard - 19th Century Architectural Windows Date: 20th Century (Using Reclaimed

Date: 20th Century (Using Reclaimed Materials)

it is a fine example of the longevity of traditional crafts

This wonderfully carved shrine would have been set into a wall and used to house the family's favorite deity in a Hindu household

geometric motifs and figurative elements — each panel individually worked and framed within a solid teak structure

5 x 39 (wxdxh cms)Painting Dimensions: 34 x 22 (wxh cms)

Painted Gansu Sideboard - 19th Century Architectural Windows Date: 20th Century (Using ReclaimedThis 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