Painted Floral Sideboard From Shanxi - 19th century Lamp Niches Harpa boxes were used by

Harpa boxes were used by Indian shopkeepers as money boxes

often referred to as Jaisalmer stone

They are constructed from cedar or pine and decorated in the traditional Tibetan colours

260 x 90 x 75 (wxdxh cms)

This striking gilt polychrome Chinese figure is Guan Yu

Painted Floral Sideboard From Shanxi - 19th century Lamp Niches Harpa boxes were used byThis unusual antique Shanxi sideboard is decorated with vivid green doors decorated with floral scenes complete with butterflies and playful panda cubs. The frame is coated in a rustic black which has worn away in areas. Chinese sideboards like this one were originally used for storing clothing and grain by the nomadic people of Gansu & Northern Shanxi in the 19th century during the Qing dynasty (1644 1912). They were also used as altar cabinets for