Altar Table, Black Lacquer finish-matt the three drawers at the

the three drawers at the top providing extra storage

and match the handles on our large tapered cabinet

Unlike in other Asian countries

The cabinet can be secured using the metal bar and padlock provided

By the Ming dynasty a design had appeared with 'horse hoof' feet and a 'waisted' top that remained largely unchanged and extremely popular for several hundred years

Altar Table, Black Lacquer finish-matt the three drawers at theOur black lacquer version is smaller than most original altar tables, making it more practical in a modern western home, but is in a classic design with wonderful carvings at the top of each leg. Chinese altar tables were actually used not just for holding offerings to ancestors, but also as more general surfaces to display flowers, vases or other prized possessions. The carvings show scrolling 'chi' dragons a common motif on furniture of the Qing