2 19th C. Antique Chinese Private Shrine Panels

Rionita purchased these panels in an antique shop in San Francisco Chinatown over 60 years ago. The style of these panels is from the mid 19th C. in China. Chinese homes have small Shrine Altars for the honoring of ancestors. The panels are 12 1/2" x 6 1/2" . The inset panel is 9" x 3 1/4". carved, red lacquered and gilded. One features a traditional scroll; the other, flowers. The legs each have a human figure to represent the ancestors. The construction is mortise and tenon, the strongest way to join wood.