Decorative Document Box with Bone Inlay colour-brown rich tones of red

rich tones of red

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The table would originally have been used as an altar table in China's Shanxi province

'butterfly' front profile formed by the overhanging top surface and carved spandrels at each side that taper down to the feet

Decorative Document Box with Bone Inlay colour-brown rich tones of redHenan, circa 1920 This attractive little cupboard was produced in Henan province in eastern China from beech wood, with bone inlay used to add the detailed decoration on the doors and drawers. The pale bone shows various plants and flowers, along with butterflies and , on the two smaller upper drawers, four figures in symmetry. The panel to the bottom right is removed to access two small drawers behind it. The cabinet would have been used to store