Painted Tibetan Altar Cabinet - 19th Century Damchiya Sideboards 40 x 5 x 55

40 x 5 x 55 (wxdxhcms)

The painting is orginal from Jodhpur - 19thC

this event honours Krishna's pastoral life and remains a vibrant tradition in India today

it has been sympathetically restored showing signs of wear and the marks of age

they are walk-through height at 188cm tall

Painted Tibetan Altar Cabinet - 19th Century Damchiya Sideboards 40 x 5 x 55This 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