Chinese Wood Altar Cabinet

Honey-wood cabinet with a dark open center and a bustling top frame.

This altar cabinet is from China, and dates to the 19th century. It is carved wood. During the Cultural Revolution, from 1966 to 1976, a great deal of antique Chinese furniture was burned, confiscated or scattered, which the article says helped start the scarcity of such pieces. Pale amber cabinet with a deep open middle section flanked by lattice panels with small ring-shaped cutouts. A scalloped cresting with scroll motifs runs along the top. Below are two drawers and a shaped, flared base. It is 48 inches long, 25 deep and 61 high.

A little pavilion on legs, with room for secrets.