Painted Tibetan 'Dragon' Storage Chest - 18th Century Indonesia Comes in 6 parts for

Comes in 6 parts for easy shipping

it embodies the restrained practicality and enduring quality associated with colonial administrative furniture

There is a central carved figure playing music on a flute

Carved Teak Corbel (Architectural Beam Support) From Maharashtra - 19thC

Painted Tibetan 'Dragon' Storage Chest - 18th Century Indonesia Comes in 6 parts forThis gold & red 18th century Central Tibetan chest was originally destined for use in monasteries. Two opposing dragons support a vase of The Seven Gems inside a central cartouche. The designs are created in luxurious kyung bur raised gessowork suggesting this was an expensive commission by a wealthy patron for a monastery. Tibetan chests and trunks were used as storage in homes and monasteries. Boxes are normally made from cedar, pine or poplar. This