Coral Red Porcelain Vase - Snow Lion Tables This box is from Rajasthan

This box is from Rajasthan and has lovely old patinated brass handles and lock with a key

37 x 23 x 65 (wxdxh cms)

an item of immense value

Internal Dimensions: 97 x 186cm (WxH)

The cabinet is richly decorated in gilt against a deep black lacquer ground

Coral Red Porcelain Vase - Snow Lion Tables This box is from RajasthanThis reproduction Chinese porcelain vase is decorated in iron red glaze, sometimes called coral red. The orange glaze depicts a playful snow lion. Snow lions were often depicted in Tibetan art and were often depicted in pairs illustrating the close friendship that China and Tibet shared over many centuries. Snow lions symbolised power, strength, fearlessness and joy. Coral red glaze was a development from sancai porcelain of the Ming period and came