Wooden Rice Serving Basket mandarin This one is made from

This one is made from beech wood and comes from Zhejiang province in southern China

as magazine or toilet roll holders

smoothed and sealed to give a hard wearing surface

they are soft enough to shape to the size required

Wooden Rice Serving Basket mandarin This one is made fromZhejiang, circa 1880 This old wooden container is made from beech wood, the stips rounded and secured together with the help of two metal bands. It was was meant to hold cooked rice, with a handle for carrying the food out to villagers working in the fields. This one is slightly unusual in that it has a smaller, removable circular lid set inside the larger one, allowing the rice to be easily spooned out from inside.