Straight Sided Rice Measure Coffer drawer and shelf space for

drawer and shelf space for magazines and TV remotes

Today it would provide useful storage space and could possibly double as a small coffee table

Each one is individual so may vary slightly from the example shown

and an open lattice shelf at the bottom produced from individual pieces of wood and in a traditional Chinese design - perfect for magazines and newspapers

hollow platform made from brick or earth that would be heated from below and which formed the main living space in Chinese homes in the colder northern provinces

Straight Sided Rice Measure Coffer drawer and shelf space forThese old wooden containers have been restored with a new varnish, but still have the old metalware and other features, including painted Chinese characters on one. They would once have been used for carrying rice and grain, but today make useful baskets for flower displays or to hold magazines or toiletries. Sold individually, the price shown is for one piece.