Painted Tibetan Altar Cabinet - 19th Century Period - 18th Century This style of table is

This style of table is also known as a tea table and often came in pairs

Designed to hold incense or joss sticks

They were used for storing liquids like water

the cylindrical container is reinforced with riveted bands and fitted with bold iron ring handles

Painted Tibetan Altar Cabinet - 19th Century Period - 18th Century This style of table isThis excellent example of an antique Tibetan painted altar cabinet dates to the 19th century and is from Central Tibet. Buddhist shrine cabinets like this are unusual to find now and would originally have been used for housing statues of deities. These altars were called chshom and housed in the chapel of a private home. Every home had a chapel (chkhang) and most had an altar of some fashion. Originally this would almost certainly have been made with