Rice Basket with Handle spo-notify-me-disabled without the need for nails

without the need for nails

This makes them ideal as unique sideboards for storage in a modern home

but has been restored with a new lacquer and door hardware

Recognisably one of the most characteristic of Chinese designs

Rice Basket with Handle spo-notify-me-disabled without the need for nailsZhejiang, circa 1880 Rounded wooden containers like this one were used to carry cooked foods. The inside sections would have held rice, meat and vegetables to take out to agricultural workers in the fields. This one is from Zhejiang a Chinese province south of Shanghai and made from pine wood. The rounded lid is divided into two parts and the handle is ornately carved with flowers and auspicous symbols.