Painted Tibetan Altar Cabinet - Early 19th Century Material - Huali or layered wall arrangement

or layered wall arrangement

Elegant yet versatile

This reproduction Chinese porcelain meiping vase is decorated in iron red glaze

Dimensions: W115 x D45 x H120 cm

Painted Tibetan Altar Cabinet - Early 19th Century Material - Huali or layered wall arrangementThis antique Tibetan altar cabinet is an excellent example of a chagam, dating to the early 19th century (perhaps 18th century). The painting design is incredibly unsusual and features a form of kati rimo (silk brocade) design. This design came is a geometric design originally taken from textiles and rugs. The geometric textile design is almost exclusively reserved for early chests and trunks from the 16th and 17 centuries and rarely found in altar