Chinese 3 Drawer Pear Wood Altar Table From Shanxi - 19thC Material - Buffalo Horn This charming brass fish is

This charming brass fish is from Orissa

A hand carved marble torso of a bodhisattva

The simplicity of its construction highlights the beauty of the timber itself — visible grain

The style is classic in Jiangsu province

Chinese 3 Drawer Pear Wood Altar Table From Shanxi - 19thC Material - Buffalo Horn This charming brass fish isAn unusual Chinese altar table with 3 drawers made from pear wood and dating from the 19th century. It is made in the Ming Style and comes from Shanxi Province. A very useful piece of furniture for hallways. Altar tables were used for ancestor worship in China. Usually a family ancestor portrait would be hung above the table & joss sticks lit & placed on the table for the well being of the household. They were always long & narrow in form a