19th Century Chinese Hand-painted Cedar Paddy Field Trug Pendant Lights We also can take commissions

We also can take commissions for this bench

This item was made by hand in the mid 19th Century out of solid elm

The dimensions are as follows: H - 73cm

5cm x H - 51cm

in Chinese mythology

19th Century Chinese Hand-painted Cedar Paddy Field Trug Pendant Lights We also can take commissionsThis is a gorgeous example of a paddy field trug. It would have originated in the 19th century and in East Asia, where most paddy rice was and still is grown. It has been hand painted with a lovely deep black colour and holds areas of bobbled paint which add to its rustic nature. It is made from cedar and has a mixture of original and new metal brackets. It would have been used to carry rice when working on the paddy fields. Nowadays, it can be used