Painted Red Lacquer Qinghai Sideboard - 19th Century Material - Mango Wood Condition: Wear and surface losses

Condition: Wear and surface losses consistent with age and traditional use

Divided into two sections

and daily habit

Beautifully made with a wooden hinged lid

ritual spoon with figural handle

Painted Red Lacquer Qinghai Sideboard - 19th Century Material - Mango Wood Condition: Wear and surface lossesThis beautifully painted antique Qinghai sideboard dates to the 19th century and brings together Qinghai & Chinese themes. Painting on Qinghai furniture is second only to Tibetan painting and brings together traditional Mongolian & Chinese themes. The original paintings depict traditional scenes of peonies surrounded by censers & vases. These were all items known broadly as 'scholarly objects' which denoted the scholarly status of the owner. The peony