Lhoka Trunk From Southern Tibet - 18th Century Sang De Boeuf Porcelain Mongolian Sideboard - this piece

Mongolian Sideboard - this piece has original painting - circa 1920

original brass lock plate and hinges

10 x 5 x 2

as a writing desk

The Chinese script is most likely a poem

Lhoka Trunk From Southern Tibet - 18th Century Sang De Boeuf Porcelain Mongolian Sideboard - this pieceThis beautiful early Tibetan chest would have been used for storing religious scrolls and precious possessions in a wealthy home or a Tibetan monastery. It dates to the early 18th century as is clear from its wear although it could well be older. This style of trunk is defined by its soft tapering sides and carved false lid and is from Southern Tibet. It is known as a Lhoka box, referring to the Tibetan district of Lhoka, South of the Yarlung Tsangpo