Chinese Side Table From Jiangsu Province - 19thC Opera Chests Sackler Gallery collection)

Sackler Gallery collection)

it is made from reclaimed wood which is salvaged from old buildings in Rajasthan and Gujarat

This is a really lovely piece

They look lovely displayed in a group on a wall or table

Chinese Side Table From Jiangsu Province - 19thC Opera Chests Sackler Gallery collection)These antique Chinese side tables are made from red elm (jumu) and would have been used as stools or side tables. The style is classic of Jiangsu province, an area that uses predominantly red elm. Red elm (also known as 'zelkova' or 'southern elm') is considered a superior wood to yumu, its northern cousin. Originally these pieces would have been coated with a burgundy lacquer which has worn away from years of use. They have been sympathetically