Black Lacquer 5 Drawer Altar Table From Shanxi - 19thC Table Lamp Indigo Antiques have a trained

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Material: Carved wood with painted finish

white & antique blue

Note some damage to pith paper on right hand side

In Tibetan culture

Black Lacquer 5 Drawer Altar Table From Shanxi - 19thC Table Lamp Indigo Antiques have a trainedThis black lacquer console table is from Shanxi dates from the 19th century. It is constructed from elm wood. The five drawers would have originally been solid panels and were later converted to drawers. Altar tables were used for ancestor worship in China. Usually, a family ancestor portrait would be hung above the table & joss sticks lit & placed on the table for the well being of the household. They were always long & narrow in form a configuration