Wood Trunk With Painted Scenes, Qing
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Pre 1900 item# 278377 (stock# 60-65)
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Five paintings, two of them spirited scenes from Chinese opera, cover the sides and top of this 19th century octagonal shoe trunk. Painted in tawny tones of cream, orange/red and brown, the scenes float in strong contrast to the very dark green muted background color. The two opera vignettes, one of them showing the Taoist immortal Le T'ieh-kuai, patron of travelers, as a beggar with his identifying iron staff, are painted on raised panels. This trunk, or lidded box, is one of the many types ...click for details
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Nepalese Copper Water Urn
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Pre 1900 item# 265056 (stock# 14-54)
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Hand hammered designs around the tops of copper water urns in Kathmandu, Nepal, designated particular sections of the city. This 19th century urn would have been carried to the communal well, most likely by one of the women of a household who filled the urn with water and carried it home on her head. Still today in much of Nepal many households are without running water and community wells are visited at least once every day. This copper urn has acquired a pleasing patina and is in excellent con ...click for details
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Tibetan Box-Table
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Pre 1900 item# 171472 (stock# 58-98)
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Painted panels framed in intricate gesso work cover all four sides of this mid-19th century Tibetan box-table. Used in Tibetan monasteries to serve tea and perform rituals, low tables such as this one have long, pull-out drawers to hold Buddhist texts or scrolls. Both ends of this table are painted with the Buddhist "jewel of the doctrine," a cluster of wish-fulfilling gems known as "cintamani" on a tray. Painting on the front and back panels depicts flowers and branches, and ...click for details
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Painted Tibetan Box-Table
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Pre 1900 item# 159871 (stock# 58-97)
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Used in Tibetan monasteries to serve tea and perform rituals, low tables such as this one have long, pull-out drawers or boxes to hold Buddhist texts and scrolls. The front and both ends of this 19th century box-table are covered with painted foliage and flowers outlined with gesso. Wood aprons with a Tibetan design that incorporates the swastika, Buddhist symbol of law, extend the table almost to the floor on the front and sides. Most Tibetan furniture was made of coniferous softwoods available ...click for details
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