Painted Tibetan Dragon Storage Chest - Ca 1910 Sale This lovely low lacquered chair

This lovely low lacquered chair is known as a pidha chair (low chair)

Combining ritual function with sculptural elegance

and is a wonderfully characterful example of practical colonial furniture

Now seldom used in Indian kitchens in these times of modern materials

The drawers which are unusual

Painted Tibetan Dragon Storage Chest - Ca 1910 Sale This lovely low lacquered chairThis antique Tibetan painted trunk features a central dragon and dates to the turn of the century circa 1910. Later than most of our Tibetan chests, the quality of workmanship is excellent with kyung bur raised gesso work surrounded by intricate floral scrolling it is based on a 17th century chest. The jewels seen throughout are a recurring motif in Tibetan art and symbolise knowledge passed down by Buddha. These chests were used as storage in homes