Chinese farmers are practical people.
Too practical? They have actually abandoned these handsome traditional buckets in favor of ugly modern plastic ones.
Lucky for those of us who need something tasteful to file unread back issues of Architectural Digest, film scripts, unpaid bills, or make a favorite house plant ecstatic.
Buckets are vintage items, ca. 1900 to 1920, handmade of solid hardwood with intriguing joinery and iron hardware. We have several examples of each type slightly different from one another, some with minor restoration, all sturdy and full of character; let us choose for you.
Chinese Water Bucket (No. C190), tall enough for dried cattails. Dimensions: 24" high x 13-1/2" wide at top (approx.). Price: $150, plus $21 shipping.