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

Pieces like this have been used every day

The Deccan courts were celebrated for their patronage of metalwork

78 x 10 x 160 (wxdxh cms)

can be hung portrait or landscape

these pretty elm benches used to be seen outside shops and small restaurants in China and were used by both staff and customers to enjoy the fresh air

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