{"id":274935,"date":"2026-04-23T14:12:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T12:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amaruantiques.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=274935"},"modified":"2026-04-24T13:45:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T11:45:30","slug":"shanxi-kang-table-in-elm-with-drawer-china-circa-1930-am34037-1","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/amaruantiques.stg.uzero.cat\/en\/antique-furniture\/shanxi-kang-table-in-elm-with-drawer-china-circa-1930-am34037-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Shanxi kang table in elm with drawer \u2013 China, circa 1930"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Low kang table<\/strong> with a single drawer in elm wood, originating from Shanxi province in northern China and dating to circa 1930. A piece of low proportions and careful craft, bridging the <em>coffee table<\/em> and the <em>tatami side table<\/em>, representative of <em>rustic northern Chinese country furniture<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The kang \u2014 an elevated, heated platform that served both as a bed and as seating \u2014 was the centre of domestic life in northern China for centuries. Low tables such as this one were placed on it to eat, write, drink tea or play. Their reduced scale is not an aesthetic whim but the response to a very specific daily use.<\/p>\n<p>It is built in elm (yumu), with a moulded top and a front drawer fitted with a hand-forged iron ring pull. The side aprons and the lower apron are finished with carved spandrels in a fishtail silhouette, the only ornamental gesture of the piece. The whole structure is assembled by traditional mortise and tenon, without nails or modern adhesives.<\/p>\n<p>The patina is warm and deep, with marks of use visible on the top and aprons. Small wear along the edges, dark knots and faint age cracks bear witness to an authentic piece, which accompanied generations of domestic life before reaching the gallery.<\/p>\n<p>Given its low scale and measured character, it settles naturally into wabi-sabi, japandi or minimalist interiors, where it works as a sitting-room coffee table with floor seating, a tea table beside a futon or a support piece in front of a low bench. Its warm tones and carved silhouette introduce character without saturating the space.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Details<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dimensions:<\/strong> Width: 54 cm Depth: 39 cm Height: 27 cm<\/li>\n<li><strong>Style:<\/strong> Chinese provincial furniture, rustic Shanxi style<\/li>\n<li><strong>Materials and techniques:<\/strong> Elm wood (yumu); traditional mortise-and-tenon joinery; carved aprons; hand-forged iron ring pull<\/li>\n<li><strong>Place of origin:<\/strong> Shanxi, China<\/li>\n<li><strong>Period:<\/strong> Late Qing dynasty \u2013 Republic of China period<\/li>\n<li><strong>Date of manufacture:<\/strong> Circa 1930<\/li>\n<li><strong>Condition:<\/strong> Good. Retains its original patina with wear consistent with age and use, without invasive restorations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This piece is part of the curated collection of <strong>Amaru Antiques, Barcelona<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><em>ONE OF A KIND PIECE<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Low kang table with a single drawer in elm wood, originating from Shanxi province in northern China and dating to circa 1930. A piece of low proportions and careful craft, bridging the coffee table and the tatami side table, representative of rustic northern Chinese country furniture. 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