Aubergine Leather Trunk from Shanghai - Circa 1920 Material - Pine It's from the border areas

It's from the border areas of Southern Rajasthan and Northern Gujarat

It would have been one of a pair on either side of a door

Each is in excellent condition considering they're over 150 years old

a bijin (a beautiful person) from 'Chapter 48: Sawarabi' from the series 'The Color Print Contest of a Modern Genji' (Ima Genji Nishiki-e Awase - Sawarabi) first published in 1853

This table is not an antique

Aubergine Leather Trunk from Shanghai - Circa 1920 Material - Pine It's from the border areasLeather Trunks have been used for many hundreds of years in China with the classic style changing very little. Made for travelling and storage of clothing they are robust and work well in a contemporary western space as a coffee table, or for storage. Chinese leather trunks come in 4 colours; black, red, cream & aubergine. This particular piece has all its original brass fittings and a blue interior. The rich aubergine of the trunk itself is achieved