Low Black Lacquer Table

With its unusual proportions and low height, this early 20th-century square table was an exciting discovery. Made by Qing-dynasty artisans in northern China, the table was constructed with round legs and a stepped humpback stretcher secured by decorative struts. Constructed with mortise-and-tenon joinery techniques, the table keeps to tradition with a finish of black lacquer, applied layer-by-layer according to time-honored methods by our workshop in Beijing.