Chinese Altar Cabinet, Warm Elm w195 This lovely wooden ottoman has

This lovely wooden ottoman has the same tapered profile and curved underside lid of the other chests and cabinets in the range

It is often seen on the paintings used to decorate antique cabinets and chests dating back hundreds of years - particularly on the painted furniture of Shanxi province

finished in a sleek black lacquer

The cabinet is a reproduction of pieces typically produced in Shanxi province in central China for hundreds of years and includes shaped brass hardware on the doors

the overall style of the table is similar to the tea tables that would have been placed between a pair of chairs in a Chinese home for serving refreshments

Chinese Altar Cabinet, Warm Elm w195 This lovely wooden ottoman hasFinished in our warm elm, cabinets in this style were used from early in Chinese history to hold incense and other offerings to ancestors. The religious function is indicated by the raised, wing like carvings at each end of the extended cabinet top. In most Chinese homes the altar to ancestors would double as a more general purpose storage cabinet and our version has two central doors as well as two smaller doors either side. There is a removable