Vintage Chinese Market Trug - Ca 1920s Material - Willow Originally they were used as

Originally they were used as day to day objects for measuring rice

Large - W30 x D30 x H82cm

The chip carving is typical of the Kutchi style

The knowledge of carving these complex designs has been passed down through generations of skilled artisans

80 x  x 123 (wxdxh cms)

Vintage Chinese Market Trug - Ca 1920s Material - Willow Originally they were used asAntique Chinese wooden trugs like this were used by traders for taking their goods to the market to sell, and for measuring rice. They would also be used by farmers for moving goods around on the farm. It has been very skillfully constructed, note the detailed work of the corners. Hand made from poplar wood. This trug is at least 100 years old and has seen a lot of practical use in its time. It has tons of character and is still very much usable today