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

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

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

each one having a butterfly design brass handle - a symbol for beauty and happiness

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

Different types of vessel were used for holding wine or for different foods

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.