Long altar table, China, 19th century, very finely carved deep altar table. Rectangular body without legs. Front ...

Long altar table, China, 19th century, very finely carved deep altar table. Rectangular body without legs. Front divided into three double doors with brass clasps below five drawers with artistically hand-carved front panels. Each door is carved with an animal figure which carries a flower vase ( Elephant, turtle, deer and dragon), in the center depicting a frame on which birds, dogs and a censer are depicted. The four drawer fronts with depictions of landscapes, houses, trees. Below and side lined with carved leaf decoration. The protruding corners carved as pagodas , laterally curved cover plate, height 101 x 283 x42 cm
Provenance: Acquired in 2005 from the Beijing art trade. Place of manufacture probably Shaanxi (陝西).