Set of Four Antique Carved Fretwork Window Panels antique-side This one depicts a high

This one depicts a high ranking official in bright red robes

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

This makes it ideal in the centre of a living room as a coffee table with plenty of storage space inside

Each painting is mounted and framed as shown

It is from Shanxi province in central China

Set of Four Antique Carved Fretwork Window Panels antique-side This one depicts a highZhejiang, 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