Chinese Red Lacquer Wedding Cabinet - 19th Century Period - 18th Century Bhumisparsha Mudra pose is always

Bhumisparsha Mudra pose is always from a seated position with the right hand resting on the knee

Carved Teak Corbel (Architectural Beam Support) From Maharashtra - 19thC

Handcrafted from solid elm

linens or decorative display

Salvaged from an old building in Bikaner

Chinese Red Lacquer Wedding Cabinet - 19th Century Period - 18th Century Bhumisparsha Mudra pose is alwaysRed lacquer cabinets like these are nearly exclusively from Shanxi province in Northern China. They were made for scholars and wealthy homeowners. They would have stored bedding, clothes scholarly objects and valuables. The story is that these are called wedding cabinets as they were presented to a bride and groom at their wedding. This may be an apocryphal story. According to historic records, lacquer furniture was historically fifteen times more