{"id":282693,"date":"2026-06-15T13:05:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T11:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amaruantiques.com\/?post_type=product&p=282693"},"modified":"2026-06-24T19:03:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T17:03:37","slug":"antique-low-table-in-pine-wood-china-circa-1890-am29050-2","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/amaruantiques.stg.uzero.cat\/en\/antique-furniture\/antique-low-table-in-pine-wood-china-circa-1890-am29050-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Antique low table in pine wood \u2013 China, circa 1890"},"content":{"rendered":"

This antique low table in pine wood<\/strong> is a Chinese living-room table<\/em> with a solid plank top<\/em> raised on straight-section legs, joined by side stretchers<\/em> with mortise-and-tenon work. It originates from northern China, from the late Qing dynasty, where local pine was worked using traditional mortise-and-tenon joinery.<\/p>\n

In the Chinese domestic interior, low tables of this kind were used on the kang or directly in the room \u2014 for tea, meals or reading \u2014 close to the floor in a daily life lived at low height. Their simple, sturdy build made them everyday pieces in the rural homes of the north.<\/p>\n

The top is solid pine, set on a frame of legs joined by low stretchers. The joinery is mortise-and-tenon, without nails or modern glue, and the edges retain the marks of the hand tool. The structure is firm and holds steady in use.<\/p>\n

The surface carries a warm patina gained over time: the pine grain surfaces beneath the wear, with knots, darker veins and small use marks that give the top a living quality. The colour ranges from honey to chestnut, deeper at the edges and in the areas of greatest contact.<\/p>\n

Its low height suits use as a coffee table, a tea table or a low side table beside a sofa or a futon. It fits wabi-sabi, japandi, contemporary rustic and Asian-inspired interiors, where it brings a historical note and an honest wooden surface.<\/p>\n

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