Painted Wedding Box From Shanxi - Foo Dog - Late 19th Century Finish - Black Lacquer This Wrought Iron Table base

This Wrought Iron Table base has been made in the old fashioned way in Rajasthan

This White Metal Facetted Miao Tribal Bangle is expertly crafted with intricate detailing

Evocative and finely crafted

The combination of adze marks

Both functional and painterly

Painted Wedding Box From Shanxi - Foo Dog - Late 19th Century Finish - Black Lacquer This Wrought Iron Table baseThis old painted Chinese trunk is known and often referred to as a wedding box. This style of Chinese chest is found exclusively in Shanxi Province in Northern China and dates from the late 19th century. These wedding boxes are constructed from paulownia wood (tong mu ) Paulownia trees were often planted at the birth of a daughter and were considered symbols of prosperity, fertility & marital bliss. Upon reaching maturity the tree would be crafted