Painted Tibetan Storage Chest - 17th Century Material - Iron Perfect as a throw

Perfect as a throw

this one is instead decorated with floral scenes

This simple mechanism shows off the beautiful blossoming the lotus flower is so well known for

the wheel exists as a hub

This porcelain Temple Jar is glazed green in a style known as celadon & is hand made on the potters wheel in the traditional way before firing

Painted Tibetan Storage Chest - 17th Century Material - Iron Perfect as a throwThis Tibetan storage chest is painted with a triple medallion scheme on a rich red ground, framed by a meander (key) border and scrolling florals. The composition consciously imitates a Tibetan rug field, while the disciplined roundels and borders point to patterns derived from kati rimo silk brocadestextile sources that early Tibetan workshops translated into paint. As noted by leading studies of Himalayan furniture, painted chests like this served