Oak Altar Table From Gansu - Early 19thC Material - Zinc colourful silk threads on a

colourful silk threads on a cotton base

From Turkmenistan

illuminating entrances and sacred spaces at dusk

rich polychrome lacquer finish

grasses and clouds using underglaze cobalt blue decoration

Oak Altar Table From Gansu - Early 19thC Material - Zinc colourful silk threads on aAltar Table With Oak Top & Elm Legs From Gansu 19thC It is very rare to find antique furniture from China made from Oak. The Oak is identifiable by the Medullary rays on the table top. During the Ming period, furniture craftsmen would often create pieces with multiple woods. Given that this piece is made form both Oak and Elm gives it a good age. Usually a family ancestor portrait would be hung above the table & joss sticks lit & placed on the table