Antique Painted Tibetan Altar Cabinet - 19thC Coffee Tables 105 x 8 x 189

105 x 8 x 189 (w x d x h cms)

This particular label can be found in the British Museum collection

The chest reflects the collaborative craft typical of its period — the work of the carpenter

It is then decorated by hand before firing

245 x 125 x 0 (w x d x h cms)

Antique Painted Tibetan Altar Cabinet - 19thC Coffee Tables 105 x 8 x 189These cabinets are constructed from cedar or pine and decorated in the traditional Tibetan colours. They were often used as family altars & were used to store religious scrolls, silk ceremonial clothes, family jewellery and yak butter used in lamps. Original antique Tibetan cabinets are now very rare and there are many reproduction pieces made in China coming onto the market. From China 98 x 36 x 95 (wxdxh cms) UK Delivery Charge except Highlands &