Set of Four Antique Carved Fretwork Window Panels antique-side Height 49cm

Height 49cm

Each painting is mounted and framed as shown

depicts chrysanthemums which symbolise humility

where they would be placed on the 'kang' - a heated platform of brick or earth that formed the main living area

They are also deep enough to hold DVDs if placed with the spine facing upwards

Set of Four Antique Carved Fretwork Window Panels antique-side Height 49cmZhejiang, circa 1830 This exquisite set of four hardwood panels is part of a set of sixteen that were saved from a traditional house in Zhejiang province, eastern China, before its refurbishment. They date from the early nineteenth century and, with their detailed central carvings and fine, intricate surrounding lattice work, they show some of the highest level of craftsmanship we have seen in surviving Chinese antique furniture. Unlike most fretwork