Painted Tibetan Tiger Chest From Kham - Ca 1900 India Green - 37

Green - 37

83 x 6 x 188 (wxdxh cms)

The myrobalan fruit is often seen held by Mandalay Buddhas

The exterior still retains traces of its original hand-painted decoration

then hand painted with the Double Happiness symbol before firing

Painted Tibetan Tiger Chest From Kham - Ca 1900 India Green - 37This striking interior decorator piece is an antique chest from Kham in Eastern Tibet. This chest is particularly special depicting a tiger and lion flanking a vase heaped with 'jewels of Tibet' symbolising knowledge passed down by the Buddha. It was likely commissioned by a wealthy patron in the circa 1900 as a gift and offering for a temple Tibetan chests and trunks were used as storage in homes and monasteries. These chests were used in temples or