Painted Opera Chest from Shanxi - 19thC Material - Rosewood Wonderfully decorative

Wonderfully decorative

Carved Wood Mihrab Mirror Frame with a Sky Blue and limed finish - from Rajasthan

Originally from Henan province in China

approx 31 x 5 x 15 (w x d x h cms)

It has lots of the original paint and would look great in an old cottage or displayed in a modern house on a feature wall

Painted Opera Chest from Shanxi - 19thC Material - Rosewood Wonderfully decorativeThis vintage painted Chinese elm trunk is known as an Opera Chest and originates from Shanxi Province and dates from the late 19th century. This classic style was used by the Chinese travelling Shanxi Opera for carrying clothes and props. Each box depicts a scene of either actors or flower scenes in a rectangular panel on the front. Like all our pieces, it has been sympathetically restored showing signs of ware and the marks of age. From China 86 x 54