Painted Tibetan Torgam Cabinet - 19th Century Period - 17th Century The black lacquer base is

The black lacquer base is a later addition to raise this to coffee table height and the brass is a later replacement as it was likely robbed during the cultural revolution

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114 x 53 x 180 (wxdxh cms)

This antique lacquered Fujian cabinet is constructed from pine wood

often representing a favoured deity or sacred architectural form

Painted Tibetan Torgam Cabinet - 19th Century Period - 17th Century The black lacquer base isThis 19th century Tibetan Torgam cabinet is from the Kham region of Eastern Tibet. Original polychrome Tibetan Torgam cabinets are rare to find. They were used for storing offerings to Mahakala (a wrathful & compassionate protector deity in Tibetan Buddhism). Torgams (also known as Torkham cabinets) were found in monasteries and the homes of wealthy Tibetan families, where they were used to store torma ritual offering cakes made from butter and