Chinese Export Black Lacquer Tea Caddy - 19th Century Vintage Throws Larger Tibetan prayer tables like

Larger Tibetan prayer tables like this are sometimes called chog tri when used as offering tables and were often associated with high lamas and people of importance

cylindrical form

96 x 56 x 63   (wxdxh cms)

Warm Natural Sandstone Tones

Chinese Export Black Lacquer Tea Caddy - 19th Century Vintage Throws Larger Tibetan prayer tables likeThis gilt Chinese Export tea caddy was made in the middle of the 19th century for wealthy members of the British Georgian upper class in the Qing dynasty. Tea caddies were particularly in fashion for wealthy members of high society who wanted to store their valuable and exotic teas. The detailed gilt black lacquer work was made using the maki e technique and required a high level of technical skill. Tea caddies were often gifts from traders and