Hand Carved Large Yunnan Wooden Bowl (7) Box The chair is from Shanxi

The chair is from Shanxi and is in a high-backed 'Southern Official' style

The lettering on the back translates to 'Seyu Store' which is a Japanese convenience store

it was used to store sacred powders such as kumkum powder or vermillion

Here we have a great example of an antique Indian shrine

Hand Carved Large Yunnan Wooden Bowl (7) Box The chair is from ShanxiStunning late 18th Century wooden bowl from the Yunnan area in Southwest China. This wooden bowl is huge, and hand carved from one piece of wood. This piece is stunning and emits so much history, you can see all the old chopping marks! Its almost perfectly round with two indented handles at each side its a fabulous example of one of these bowls. They were traditionally used as food preparation bowls, as well as to serve food in. Nowadays they would be