Lattice Carved Window Panel w170 balanced design of our double

balanced design of our double sided cabinet in the same range

with a larger diamond incorporating a floral design set centrally

they were used initially by high ranking officials at court and were symbols of great status in Ming dynasty China

It has the same 'S' shaped legs forming an hourglass shape at the front and back

These old jars are in a green glaze and were once used in Chinese villages to hold oil or wine

Lattice Carved Window Panel w170 balanced design of our doubleGansu, circa 1900 This unusual wall panel is made up of eight rows of eight flowers, each indivdually carved and set within a thick outer frame. The panel is from Gansu province in western China, where it would originally have been fitted as one of several internal window panels. Today it would make a unique wall decoration, with the geometric pattern throwing unusual shadows on a wall when lit.