Painted Altar Cabinet From Tibet - 19thC Wine Tables south India is a stunning

south India is a stunning addition to any collection

A similar original example can be found at the Minneapolis Institute of Art

Kantha is a centuries-old tradition of stitching patchwork cloth from rags by thrifty rural women

68 x 75 cm (w x h cms)

196 x 78 x 54 (w x d x h cms)

Painted Altar Cabinet From Tibet - 19thC Wine Tables south India is a stunningThis Altar cabinet has beautiful floral decoration on a gold background. The painting is original. These 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