Antique Chinese Hand-Crafted Wood Foot Bath

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Cool antique Chinese footed foot bath. The basin is hand-crafted of wood planks bound by roped iron bands in a … more Cool antique Chinese footed foot bath. The basin is hand-crafted of wood planks bound by roped iron bands in a dark brown, varnished wood finish. These baths was also used to bath children. Bath not recommend for its original use, unless interior is resealed to hold water, (slow leak in few corner spots). Lot's of uses for the creative decorator, (hold towels, bath accessories, use as a planter, etc.). The ancient Chinese compared the human body to a tree with the feet like roots. Daily washing of feet was a ritual for many, prescribed by traditional Chinese medicine to promote blood circulation and dispersal of negative energy. less