Gilt Painted Tibetan Altar Cabinet - Late 19th Century Coasters Dimensions: W40 x D30 x

Dimensions: W40 x D30 x H96 cm

and the feet of a lion

This antique brass chapati box dates to around 1900 and would once have been used in Rajasthan for storing and transporting chapati (wheat flatbread) and naan

Inside the howdah is the goddess Danteshwari whilst the elephant is controlled by a mahout (elephant keeper)

This label depicts the emergence of the celestial river ganga from the head of Shiva as he sits with his consort Parvati

Gilt Painted Tibetan Altar Cabinet - Late 19th Century Coasters Dimensions: W40 x D30 xThis antique Tibetan altar cabinet is gilt and polychromed with dragons among the clouds decorating each of its four doors. The painting design is a ragdul finish over fine kyungbur gesso work and the style is similar to that found in Tsurpu monastery in Central Tibet suggesting this cabinet could be from that region. Ragdul (Dutch Gold) was a technique of gilding using brass powder The dragons on this cabinet are painted in the Qing style. This is a