Red Rice Basket with Decorative Handle Chest of Drawers The figure is in bronze

The figure is in bronze

There are also inscriptions in Chinese characters painted just below the shelf and on the bottom apron - most likely messages for good fortune to the recipient of the cabinet or details of when and where it was presented

dark brown glaze and most still have the red wax export seal that is stamped before they can leave China

weathered wood troughs have been cut from the trunk of a teak tree and come from the Javanese peninsula of Lesung

Dress with a vase of flowers or one of our oriental style table lamps

Red Rice Basket with Decorative Handle Chest of Drawers The figure is in bronzeZhejiang, circa 1900 This attractive wooden basket would once have been used to carry rice or other cooked food. It is in its original red lacquer finish, with a newly fitted clasp on the front. The handle is beautifully carved in the form of a central flower and opposing birds, all picked out in gold. The handle folds down and the front section of the lid is removable to access the inside.