Small Grey Lacquer Kang Table Photo Frame distressed to give an aged

distressed to give an aged

it would have been used either in a wealthy household or by a traditional Chinese apothecary to hold a variety of medicinal herbs

signifying teaching and giving religious instruction

atmospheric setting

Small Grey Lacquer Kang Table Photo Frame distressed to give an agedShandong, circa 1920 This lovely little table has a newly applied grey green lacquer finish, distressed and rubbed back at the edges to add a unique character. Ideal as a small coffee table or perhaps as a side table or vase stand, it would once have been used as a low work surface, placed on the heated kang platform that formed the main living space of a Chinese home. The single shallow drawer can be removed to allow access to the larger storage