Rice Carrying Basket spo-enabled multi-tone colour with a wonderful

multi-tone colour with a wonderful patina particularly on the top surface

Using a large palm tree trunk that has been hollowed out

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the lattice design in the upper panels of this beautiful black lacquer screen

For the Chinese the butterfly is a symbol of joy and marital happiness

Rice Carrying Basket spo-enabled multi-tone colour with a wonderfulZhejiang, circa 1880 This lovely wooden basket is from the southern Chinese province of Zhejiang. It is made from pine, with a decorative carved handle and removable lid. The basket is of a type once used to take cooked foods rice and other tasty treats out to villagers working in the fields.