Gansu Painted Antique Sideboard colour-gold and is quite typical of

and is quite typical of the robust

with the open carvings throwing interesting shadows when lit

they were often stacked in twos or threes in bedrooms or placed on top of cabinets

The chair could be used as occasional seating or as a dining chair

Typically stacked in twos or threes in bedrooms or placed on top of cabinets to store winter clothes or bedding

Gansu Painted Antique Sideboard colour-gold and is quite typical ofGansu, circa 1890 This sideboard is quite typical of the grain chests that were used in the eastern part of China's Gansu province, with creams and reds on the doors contrasting with the outer frames in black. Chests like this would be made normally from pine or, as in this case, poplar wood. This one dates from the end of the nineteenth century and today would make a highly attractive dining sideboard or storage unit. When it was first made the front