Paint-decorated Cabinet

Description:

Paint-decorated Cabinet, Tibet, 19th/early 20th century, with six front panels in two registers decorated with different mythological and auspicious landscape scenes, a dragon with a pearl, a snow lion with Garuda head, sea monster, and an elephant, an illustration of the compatible brothers parable, two tigers with a cub, horse and rider, and a luohan with a wish granting jewel, two right-hand panels with both registers open, one interior fixed shelf, undecorated side panels with the top possibly replaced, 31 x 45 1/2 x 18 in.
Estimate $700-900

Age expected wear, especially to top, top possibly replaced.


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