Ming Style Antique Elm Altar Table Bracelet Pillow boxes like these were

Pillow boxes like these were commonly used in China during the Qing dynasty to deter would-be thieves

They are newly made from jade

bright blue canvas under a metal wire frame and sit on a black wooden base

butterflies and fish

We recommend storage indoors during the winter months

Ming Style Antique Elm Altar Table Bracelet Pillow boxes like these wereShanxi, circa 1860 Crafted in Shanxi province during the mid nineteenth century, this long, slender table was originally used as an altar table, positioned against the far wall in the main entrance room of a Chinese home. Above it would have been placed portraits of ancestors, while incense and other offerings were displayed on the table top as a means of honouring deceased family members. This ritual, believed to bring blessings upon the living