Painted Tibetan Torgam Offering Cabinet - 19thC Chests The skilled Paan maker is

The skilled Paan maker is known as a paanwala in North India

An excellent example of an antique folding Tibetan painted choksar dating from the 19th century

Even though pottery developed in China 2000 years ago- most experts believe that true porcelain - which also originated in China - did not emerge in the region until the Han Dynasty - 202 BC to 220 AD

this cast iron and wooden bench is an Early 20th century Indian copy of an English style bench from the 19th Century

Painted Tibetan Torgam Offering Cabinet - 19thC Chests The skilled Paan maker isThis antique Tibetan torgam cabinet is from the Kham region in Eastern Tibet. Original polychrome painted Tibetan torgam cabinets are very unusual to find with most being either reproduction or repainted. Smaller torgam were found in private homes but larger pieces like this would have likely been used in monasteries. They were used to house torma, offering sculptures made from butter and barley flour. Torma offerings were most commonly made during