Painted Tibetan Altar Cabinet - 19thC Rustic Elegance 14 x 15 x 10

14 x 15 x 10 (wxdxh cms)

99 x 45 x 93 (wxdxh cms)

a painstaking and highly skilled process requiring multiple layers of lacquer built up over time

During the Ming Dynasty the Emperor set up the imperial kilns in Jingdezhen which to this day is the center for the best quality porcelain handmade by the same families for centuries

153 x 67 x 50 (wxdxh cms)

Painted Tibetan Altar Cabinet - 19thC Rustic Elegance 14 x 15 x 10This style of Tibetan cabinet is mostly seen in the late 18th and early 19th century when the cabinet first became more prominent in Tibet. Before this, chests were the most common form of furniture in Tibet. The central door panels depict beautifully painted dragons surrounded by lotus and peony flowers. The dragons are painted in side profile with long protruding whiskers, a form more commonly seen in 17th century Chinese painting. They're framed by