Wooden Water Bucket Stool This unusual corner cabinet

This unusual corner cabinet

The paintings are still clear and on the first panel depict various auspicious Buddhist symbols that include the wheel of life at the bottom

were used throughout the colder Northern and Western Chinese provinces where they would be placed on the heated 'kang' - the raised platform which formed the main living space in a Chinese home

Typical oriental features include the narrow legs ending in classic Chinese 'horse hoof' feet

Wooden Water Bucket Stool This unusual corner cabinetOnce used for carrying water, these old wooden buckets are from the south of China and woudl be great today as indoor planters, to hold kindling wood or as nice containers for dried flowers. Available in a variety of colours as shown, each one differs slightly in size and has wooden handles with decorative metalwork.