Painted Tibetan Tiger Chest From Kham - Ca 1900 Period - Edo A highly decorative ceremonial necklace

A highly decorative ceremonial necklace used for weddings and festivals by the Miao tribe of Guizhou Province

and shipped to Singapore where they became hugely popular in Peranakan homes

It has very functional sliding doors & drawers

original internal clapper

This piece

Painted Tibetan Tiger Chest From Kham - Ca 1900 Period - Edo A highly decorative ceremonial necklaceThis striking interior decorator piece is an antique chest from Kham in Eastern Tibet. This chest is particularly special depicting a tiger and lion flanking a vase heaped with 'jewels of Tibet' symbolising knowledge passed down by the Buddha. It was likely commissioned by a wealthy patron in the circa 1900 as a gift and offering for a temple Tibetan chests and trunks were used as storage in homes and monasteries. These chests were used in temples or