Korean Ton Kwe Coin Chest (With Later Stand) - Ca 1920 Decorative Stone It is very difficult to

It is very difficult to find quality pieces such as this now as the majority of pieces are made for the tourist market where quality as become less of a priority

Low table From Mongolia With Original Painting - 19thC - Painted in the traditional way with stone colours

Dimensions: W54 x D9 x H109 cm

family jewellery and yak butter used in lamps

Korean Ton Kwe Coin Chest (With Later Stand) - Ca 1920 Decorative Stone It is very difficult toThis old Korean coin chest on stand is known locally as a Ton Kwe . It's immediately identifiable from its pine wood frame and iconic iron hardware. Traditional coin chests were around 1 1. 2 meters in length and were made from red elm, from the 20th century, the majority of ton kwe were constructed from pine, reinforced with iron. The Korean ton kwe coin chest began life as storage for the 'Mun', the main currency of Korea from 1633 onwards. As mun