Antique Painted Tibetan Choksar - 19thC Material - Stone Betel boxes were used for

Betel boxes were used for holding betel leaves and other ingredients associated with the consumption of betelnut

This  bleached wood Chinese lattice noodle cabinet has been made from reclaimed pine wood in the traditional style

308 x 102 x 0 (w x d x h cms)

reinforcing the idea of the piece as something animated rather than static

Origin: Shanxi Province

Antique Painted Tibetan Choksar - 19thC Material - Stone Betel boxes were used forChoksar From Tibet with Original Painting 19thC Tibetan furniture is mostly constructed from cedar or pine and painted in the traditional Tibetan colours, they are often decorated with floral or tantric designs. Choksars are used in front of the family altar as table to read and recite from the long prayer books. Normally a monk would do this on a regular basis for the family. Original antique Tibetan cabinets and Choksars are now quite rare and there