Straight Sided Rice Measure Coffer Today it would provide useful

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

drawer and shelf space for magazines and TV remotes

This lovely table is from Hebei province near Beijing

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

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

Straight Sided Rice Measure Coffer Today it would provide usefulThese 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.