Pale Painted Sideboard From Shanxi - 19th Century Style - Temple Jar The carvings depicting most of

The carvings depicting most of the favourite subjects

An exquisite Tibetan Buddhist torgam (torkham) cabinet is decorated with offerings to the wrathful deity Mahakala

It's contemporary bleached finish refreshes it's classic look

its origins can be traced back to the pre-Vedic age

39 x 39 x 74 (wxdxh cms)

Pale Painted Sideboard From Shanxi - 19th Century Style - Temple Jar The carvings depicting most ofThis exquisite 19th century sideboard is from the northern Shanxi province on the border of Mongolia. The cabinet shape is Mongolian in style, however the multi panel painting on the doors is more Chinese, Shanxi style. The delicate hand painting features scholarly objects alongside floral arrangements. These cabinets were used by nomadic people for storage of clothes and bedding as grain stores. They were also used as altar cabinets for family