Antique low sideboard in pine wood, traditional Chinese furniture originating from Gansu and dated circa 1930. Originates from Gansu, in northwestern China, from the early 20th century, where local pine was worked using mortise-and-tenon joinery without nails, with low and horizontal format.
In the houses of the Hexi corridor, narrow low sideboards held a discreet role in the main room or the antechamber. Their reduced height matched the custom of living close to the floor and the presence of the kang. They served both as a support surface and as horizontal storage furniture.
Built in solid pine using traditional mortise-and-tenon joinery, without nails. The case articulates an open central niche and two small lateral doors with circular iron latch-style pulls. The sides are resolved as solid lateral plates, without exposed legs. The top is a continuous horizontal plane.
The patina retains the warm tone of aged pine, with visible grain and matte sheen. The surface shows marks, stains and traces of prolonged domestic use, integrated into the wood. The structure remains solid.
It fits naturally in minimalist, wabi-sabi or contemporary rustic interiors. It works as a low TV sideboard, a bench-sideboard in an entrance or a horizontal console facing a sofa. Its length lets it anchor a full wall.
Details
- Dimensions: Length 153.5 cm – Width 18.5 cm – Height 22 cm
- Style: Chinese northwestern provincial furniture
- Materials and techniques: Solid pine; mortise-and-tenon joinery without nails, two lateral doors, open central niche, circular iron latch-style pulls
- Place of origin: Gansu, China
- Period: Early Republic of China (circa 1930)
- Date of manufacture: Circa 1930
- Condition / Notes: Sound structure. Original patina. Marks and traces of use. Wear consistent with age and use.
This piece is part of the collection of Amaru Antiques, Barcelona.
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