Chinese 3 Drawer Pear Wood Altar Table From Shanxi - 19thC Material - Camphor Wood which is broken once cooled

which is broken once cooled

with his right hand gesturing to the earth in the bhumisparsa mudra position

A rare glass handi lamp - mid 19thC with 3 way light fitting

combining sacred imagery with handwritten astrological script to represent elements of Hindu cosmology and personal destiny

Chinese 3 Drawer Pear Wood Altar Table From Shanxi - 19thC Material - Camphor Wood which is broken once cooledAn 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