Tibetan Painted Altar Cabinet - Ca 1900 Style - Tianqiuping 'Bottle' Vases Pieces like this have been

Pieces like this have been used every day

where huts and houses carried the same pitched roof structure

This black lacquer cabinet dates from the early 19th century and the style is from Shanxi province in Northern China is made from catalpa wood

78 x 10 x 160 (wxdxh cms)

Tibetan Painted Altar Cabinet - Ca 1900 Style - Tianqiuping 'Bottle' Vases Pieces like this have beenThis painted cabinet is from Central Tibet and dates to the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century circa 1900. All hand painted using mineral pigments, the central panels feature some of the 'Eight Auspicious Substances' flanked by vases of flowers. Top left: The Mirror (me long) represents sight and being able to see one's self clearly. In Buddhism, the mirror is the symbol of emptiness & pure consciousness reflecting all