Painted Red & Black Gansu Sideboard - 19th Century Clothing This tray is in exceptionally

This tray is in exceptionally good condition

the shelf remains sturdy

Shiva can be seen standing atop the demon Apasmāra (or Muyalaka)

highlighting the depth of the carving and the natural grain of the wood

It was considered in China to be superior to its northern elm relative

Painted Red & Black Gansu Sideboard - 19th Century Clothing This tray is in exceptionallyThis exquisite antique sideboard from Gansu province in Northern China was used for storing clothing and grain by the nomadic people of Gansu and the surrounding areas in the 19th century. The cabinet doors are beautifully decorated with household objects with a central panel depicting a high ranking Chinese official traveling in a wheeled palanquin accompanied by guards on horseback. The front doors have been modified from the original closed front