Carved Chinese Altar Table From Qinghai - 19th Century Tang Horses ladder-style rails

ladder-style rails

Finish: Bleached surface highlighting natural grain

It originally had wooden wheels

Table made from a pair of 19thC carved teak capitols - with a white marble top

Carved Chinese Altar Table From Qinghai - 19th Century Tang Horses ladder-style railsThis ornate antique Chinese altar table is from the North West of China specifically Qinghai or Gansu provinces. Beautiful tables like this would have been used as family altars in the northern regions of Qinhai and Gansu. It dates to the 19th century and is decorated with 'wise objects'; books, scrolls, and a ruyi scepter surrounded by a flowing fluid vine design. The table is constructed from a mix of poplar & pine woods as is common in the region