House Shrine Side Cabinet From Gujarat - 19th Century Wall Art cabinets from Gansu are made

cabinets from Gansu are made from walnut

37 x 25 cm)

The legs and bottom strut are jichimu (chicken-wing wood) with the top strutts made from walnut

there was a high demand in Georgian England for paintings of native Chinese figures & landscapes

House Shrine Side Cabinet From Gujarat - 19th Century Wall Art cabinets from Gansu are madeThis wonderfully carved Indian shrine would have been set into a wall and used to house the family's favorite deity in a Hindu Gujarati household. Dating from the 19th century, the central area has been converted to hold a shelf. The traditional Mughal mirhab arch is flanked by two pillars surmounted by parrots. This house temple still has many layers of its original and earlier paint. This shrine is unusually tall and today, it could be used as