{"id":279600,"date":"2026-05-24T17:34:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T15:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amaruantiques.com\/?post_type=product&p=279600"},"modified":"2026-06-03T10:17:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T08:17:50","slug":"antique-carved-low-sideboard-in-fir-wood-china-circa-1900-am34011","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/amaruantiques.stg.uzero.cat\/en\/antique-furniture\/antique-carved-low-sideboard-in-fir-wood-china-circa-1900-am34011\/","title":{"rendered":"Antique carved low sideboard in fir wood \u2013 China, circa 1900"},"content":{"rendered":"

This antique carved low sideboard in fir wood<\/strong> comes from the far northwest of China, dating from the late Qing dynasty. The piece shows a front carved in flat relief<\/em> with five geometric panels and continuous borders<\/em> along its edges. At 272 cm long and 66 cm high, it sits between a chest and a low sideboard.<\/p>\n

Domestic furniture from northwestern China combines mainland Chinese tradition with Central Asian influence brought by the Silk Road. Low sideboards and bench-chests were used as resting seats, storage platforms at the foot of the kang, and depositories for clothes and textiles. Repeated flat carving is a recognisable regional mark: nothing figurative, all dense geometry covering the surface.<\/p>\n

The body is built in solid fir, a soft resinous wood common in northwestern China. The top is a single continuous board and the front face is divided into five recessed square panels, each carved with a different geometric pattern (parallel diamonds, festoons, zigzag motifs). Perimeter borders extend the decoration to the edges. The construction is traditional Chinese mortise-and-tenon, without metal fasteners.<\/p>\n

The carving shows patient and meticulous work. Each panel was gouged out with regular rhythm, leaving a three-dimensional texture that catches side light. The dark patina of the wood has settled in the hollows of the relief and brings out the design. On the most exposed surfaces \u2014 top edges, corners \u2014 the wood has been polished by daily handling into a warm tone.<\/p>\n

Given its length and low height, this piece plays a clear role in a contemporary interior. It works as a bench at the foot of a large bed, as a low console under a long window, or as an entrance piece in large halls. It fits wabi-sabi, contemporary rustic and Mongolian or Central Asian inspired projects.<\/p>\n

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