Painted Tibetan 'Dragon' Storage Chest - 18th Century Material - Terracotta this 19th-century three-way lamp niche

this 19th-century three-way lamp niche would originally have been set beside a doorway

and the bleached finish enhances the natural grain of the timber

This is one of the nicest Jharoka that we have seen

it is both a fascinating cultural artefact and an attractive decorative piece reflecting Rajasthan’s long tradition of devotional and astrological manuscript painting

Painted Tibetan 'Dragon' Storage Chest - 18th Century Material - Terracotta this 19th-century three-way lamp nicheTibetan antique furniture with original painting was always unusual to find and incredibly difficult to come by. This very decorative dragon chest is one of our favourite pieces from an excellent quality recently acquired collection. The crimson foreground is decorated in vibrant polychrome pigments with a central quatrefoil panel enclosing a ferocious writhing dragon grasping a flaming pearl amongst scrolling leafy lotus stems, on a floral brocade