Painted Tibetan Altar Cabinet - Early 19th Century Material - Huali Unlike the taller

Unlike the taller

Bronze Votive Panel of Bhairava - He is a fierce manifestation of Shiva worshiped by Hindus

The figure is sculpted from this mixture fashioning all the minute details

suspended bell ornaments

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

Painted Tibetan Altar Cabinet - Early 19th Century Material - Huali Unlike the tallerThis 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