Painted Tibetan Altar Cabinet - 18th Century Origin - Thailand Features: Original green painted finish

Features: Original green painted finish

This label depicts Shiva with Parvati and their two sons

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The panels depict the Offerings of the Five Senses blossoming from the lotus flowers

Painted Tibetan Altar Cabinet - 18th Century Origin - Thailand Features: Original green painted finishThis beautiful antique Tibetan altar cabinet dates to the middle of the 19th century. The top frames the cabinet with a repeating 'key fret' design which is characteristic of Eastern Tibetan furniture where there was a stronger Chinese cultural influence. The style of the floral design also has clear Chinese influences unsurprising as Chinese emperors sponsored Tibetan religion since the Yuan dynasty (12711368 AD). The flowers seen in each of the