Low Carved Altar Table Rustic as fruit bowls or for

as fruit bowls or for displaying flowers

This narrow

With a luxurious sheen uncommon in traditional rugs

Low tables and cabinets were in use from early on in China's history

Low Carved Altar Table Rustic as fruit bowls or forShanxi, circa 1860 This lovely low table would make a wonderful, unusual TV stand in a modern home, or could be used as a coffee table. It was produced in Shanxi province towards the end of the nineteenth century, where it would have been used as a low altar table. Placed on a home's 'kang' the raised platform that would be heated from below and provide the main living space during colder months the table would provide a surface for ancestor