Aubergine Leather Trunk from Shanghai - Circa 1920 Material - Pine and battling a demon

and battling a demon

Red was a far less commonly used colour

This table is not an antique

This Buddha is black lacquered bronze with some remnants of original guilding and red lacquer on the base

a bijin (a beautiful person) from 'Chapter 48: Sawarabi' from the series 'The Color Print Contest of a Modern Genji' (Ima Genji Nishiki-e Awase - Sawarabi) first published in 1853

Aubergine Leather Trunk from Shanghai - Circa 1920 Material - Pine and battling a demonLeather Trunks have been used for many hundreds of years in China with the classic style changing very little. Made for travelling and storage of clothing they are robust and work well in a contemporary western space as a coffee table, or for storage. Chinese leather trunks come in 4 colours; black, red, cream & aubergine. This particular piece has all its original brass fittings and a blue interior. The rich aubergine of the trunk itself is achieved