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Description:
19th Century Tibetan Table / Cabinet from Lhasa (the capital of Tibet). See detail image; more photographs available (please inquire). The paint on this cabinet was recently retouched. The most common pieces in our inventory are the rectangular cabinets of various dimensions. These were used for the storage of anything from foodstuffs to religious objects. Probably the most useful form of Tibetan furniture for Western homes, most Tibetan cabinets approximate the dimensions and function of a Western chest of drawers. It is only the occasional cabinet however which has drawers, most having double sets of doors instead. Rather than swing on attached hinges the doors pivot on round pegs. Usually there is a shelf located where the upper and lower doors meet, dividing the cabinet into two compartments.
The typical cabinet construction has swinging paneled doors. By simply opening a door wide and sliding its bottom peg toward the center, the door can be easily removed. The bottom of the cabinet aligns not with the bottom door but with the bottom of the three narrow panels below the door, thus creating a higher space below than above. Many cabinets have a removable skirt to fill the void between the lowest panels and the floor.
Tibetan cabinets are invariably mortise and tenon construction with the top pegged in place. They are glued and thus are held together normally without benefit of nails or screws. It is common for the cabinets to be decoratively painted only on the front. Occasionally the sides may have simple designs, or sometimes even, only one side may be decorated. This eccentricity may indicate its original placement in a room, or more likely, that the chest was originally part of a pair. Cabinets were often built and decorated as pairs placed side-by-side. In that case the left side of one cabinet and the right side of the other might be painted while the opposite sides of the two, never to be seen, remained unfinished. A Certificate of Authenticity, additional photographs and further provenance are available. Our antique Tibetan furniture inventory is transported from Tibetan Buddhist monastaries and homes outside of Shigatse, Lhasa, Kham, Lokha and Ngari. We have more than 120 authentic antique pieces available. We only use the most trustworthy suppliers and resources available, including local monasteries, notable Tibetan antique furniture authors and Tibetan Buddhist monks, all who serving as consultants. Shipping is insured and very reasonably priced. Please inquire with Sean Fargo for more information. More oriental, Chinese and Asian furniture will be available in the future, including additional tables, commodes, chests, buffets, cabinets, consoles, boxes and stands.
| Status: For Sale |
Reference#: 113 |
| Condition:
Very Good |
Year:
19th Century
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| Country:
Tibet |
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| Height:
13.5 in. (34.29 cm) |
Depth:
13.5 in. (34.29 cm) |
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Width: 27.5 in. (69.85 cm)
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Weight: 20 |
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