Denbighshire Antiques

Description

19th Century Chinese travelling scribes desk with legs that fold away to make it easy to transport when they were travelling.

The Chinese traveling scribes desk is a small portable writing surface, that was designed to be carried by scribes and scholars as they travelled throughout China. The desk typically consists of a small rectangular wooden frame, with a flat writing surface and it is adorned with intricate carvings and decorations. The desk is often made of precious woods,

This is a fine example of one of these desk.