Pale Painted Sideboard From Shanxi - 19th Century Wall Art giving the sideboard a grounded

giving the sideboard a grounded yet elegant presence

They would have also been used to store leftover food for future meals

The painting and heavy brass fittings are all original

A Chinese carved and Polychrome wood figure of A Lohan (monk) seated with mythical creature

One corner of the base is damaged

Pale Painted Sideboard From Shanxi - 19th Century Wall Art giving the sideboard a groundedThis exquisite 19th century sideboard is from the northern Shanxi province on the border of Mongolia. The cabinet shape is Mongolian in style, however the multi panel painting on the doors is more Chinese, Shanxi style. The delicate hand painting features scholarly objects alongside floral arrangements. These cabinets were used by nomadic people for storage of clothes and bedding as grain stores. They were also used as altar cabinets for family