Gilt Lacquered Table Cabinet from Fujian Province - 19th Century Period - 17th Century Tibetan chests and trunks were

Tibetan chests and trunks were used as storage in homes and monasteries

which the Chinese would accept in payment for China's bulk expensive exports of teas

Print: 35 x 0 x 28

Made using reclaimed teak panels

Gilt Lacquered Table Cabinet from Fujian Province - 19th Century Period - 17th Century Tibetan chests and trunks wereThis beautifully carved, lacquered and gilded altar cabinet would have occupied a place of prominence in a Chinese home. The various compartments and drawers would have held scrolls, incense and other ritualistic items and the space on top would be occupied by incense burners or devotional statues. It would make a great place to keep valuables and trinkets or as a display stand.