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19th Century Chinese Altar Table
About the Item
This long, elegant altar table once provided a place to burn incense or display valuable art objects. It may have been used in the reception hall of a private mansion or in an ancestral shrine. Its distinctive feature is its extreme simplicity -it is fashioned from one plank of Elmwood, ingeniously joined together. The piece still has most of the original oxblood lacquer. This type of furniture is sometimes called "scholar's furniture" as it is without adornment and completely honest.
- Dimensions:Height: 37.5 in (95.25 cm)Width: 92.5 in (234.95 cm)Depth: 16.5 in (41.91 cm)
- Materials and Techniques:Elm,Joinery
- Place of Origin:China
- Period:Mid-19th Century
- Date of Manufacture:circa 1850
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. The surface of the altar table has the most worn areas.
- Seller Location:Chicago, IL
- Reference Number:Seller: 21T012441stDibs: LU886426592452
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