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- 300 - Three drawer Altar Table with High-relief Carvings (Altar and Side Tables)
This particular altar table has carvings on the top drawer fronts of magnolia; a symbol of beauty. It is often depicted with other flowers such as the crab apple. Magnolia is pronounced 'yu lan' in
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- 301 - Three drawer & Two door Altar Table with Carving (Altar and Side Tables)
This particular altar table has top drawers with carvings of chrysanthemum flowers. The chrysanthemum is a symbol of elegance and nobility, being the flower most closely associated with scholars. Th
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- 302 - Two drawer Altar Table with Fine Carved Motifs (Altar and Side Tables)
This particular altar table has drawers decorated with peach blossom motifs. According to legend Xiwang Mu, or Queen Mother of the West, lived in the mountains and had a peach orchard where the peach
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- 303 - Three drawer Kang Altar with Bat Motifs & Hidden Compartment (Altar and Side Tables)
This particular altar table has side spandrels which feature a bat in the clouds motif. The word for bat in Chinese is pronounced 'fu', the same pronunciation as the Chinese word for happiness or goo
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- 304 - Four door Kang Altar Table (Altar and Side Tables)
This particular altar table features wave motifs on both the side spandrels and the bottom apron. The wave motifs are representative of water. Water, being an essential element for crops to grow, rep
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- 305 - Four drawer & Two door Altar Cabinet with Floral Spandrels (Altar and Side Tables)
This particular altar table has side spandrels which feature plum blossom and wave motifs. Plum blossom is perhaps one of the most favoured of Chinese flowers. It is the flower of winter, but as the
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- 306 - Beijing Lian San ( Altar Table) (Altar and Side Tables)
This particular altar table has carvings on peonies the side spandrels. The peony is pronounced 'fugui hua' in Chinese. Fugui is a homonym of the phrase wealth and honour. The peony flower is there
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- 307 - Four drawer & Two door Kang Cabinet (Altar and Side Tables)
This particular Kang storage cabinet was used for storing small daily necessities, such as match boxes and sewing accessories. The top of the cabinet often serves as a stacking platform for bedspread
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- 308 - Kang Table Two drawer & Two door with Longevity Spirals (Altar and Side Tables)
This particular Kang cabinet is of the flush cornered design, the simple lines being reminiscent of furniture developed during the Ming dynasty (1368A.D. – 1644A.D.) and which has remained popular to
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- 311 - Red-lacquered Scholar Chest (pair) (Altar and Side Tables)
These particular two-door portable small chests have a red lacquer finish; red being a sign of good luck. Yangmu is a native northern timber. Though a light timber it was favoured by cabinetmakers be
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