Antique Chinese Woven Bamboo Stacked BoxesThe set of three tiered stacked wood boxes with cover has a trunk like form. It was specially designed for storing textile. The separate tiers allowed clothing to be better organized. What makes this trunk special is the refined bamboo matting that was used on the sides. This is Chinese basket weaving at its best. The tiny bamboo strips were softened so they could be woven into intricate patterns. The other decorative elements are the tiny metal

The colors of soapstone vary a great deal

5 in diameter and 4

a fibrous form of Quartz

The bottle shape is a flattened pear shape slightly tapered in the base to a raised oval foot with a flat bottom

It is an old stand

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a dome shape red jasper top on a beige collar

a rock with a low number measuring hardness is easy to carve

it may be just as easy to carve an agate bottle because these bottles were very difficult to make

glazing was dipped

It is related to the story of Liu Hai

a Japanese aesthetics that means unexpected beauty